Category: Performance Tech Tips

SRE principles
Network Services Monitoring

SRE Principles: The 7 Fundamental Rules

In one of our previous articles, we discussed what an SRE is, what they do, and some of the common responsibilities that a typical SRE may have, like supporting operations, dealing with trouble tickets and incident response, and general system monitoring and observability. In this article, we will take a

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analytics
Network Services Monitoring

What is a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)?

What is Site Reliability Engineering? Site Reliability Engineering, or SRE, is a set of principles and practices that applies software engineering techniques to the challenges of IT operations. SRE originated at Google when engineers needed a more systematic, software-oriented approach to manage and optimize their massive infrastructure. SRE’s main goal

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Page Load Speed

How to Optimize Websites for Ad Publishers

Optimizing a website for ad publishers is a must for anyone looking to maximize ad revenue and improve user experience. Faster load times and smoother performance directly impact user engagement, ad visibility, and overall revenue potential. Plus, a better-performing website often ranks higher on search engines, giving you more traffic

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internal applications
Performance Tech Tips

Internal Applications: Monitoring from Behind Your Firewall

Monitoring internal applications presents unique challenges. These applications, which may be crucial for employee productivity, secure data access, and internal workflows, don’t interact with the public internet, making traditional monitoring tools and strategies less effective. However, keeping these applications stable and performant is critical, as any downtime can affect entire

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email spam
Performance Tech Tips

DNS Blacklist Monitoring: Protect Your Company’s Reputation

Whether you’re running a small business or a large enterprise, ensuring that your website and emails are trusted by users and other companies is key to maintaining credibility. One major issue that can harm your reputation is ending up on a DNS blacklist. If your IP address is blacklisted, it

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Performance Tech Tips

The Importance of Monitoring SSL Certificates

Securing sensitive information online is more critical than ever, and SSL certificates are at the forefront of keeping internet communications safe. These certificates are a fundamental component of website security, but without active monitoring, even the most secure SSL certificates can become a vulnerability. Let’s take a closer look at

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Performance Tech Tips

SLA Compliance for SaaS Businesses

Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are fundamental for SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses. They outline the performance standards clients expect, such as uptime, response times, and support. SLA compliance isn’t just about meeting these standards; it’s about building trust, preventing churn, and sustaining a positive brand reputation. For SaaS businesses,

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stack trace
Performance Tech Tips

Stack Trace Monitoring: Gaps in Measuring the User Experience

Stack trace monitoring is an essential part of debugging and application performance monitoring. It helps developers quickly identify errors and understand the sequence of code execution that led to a problem. However, while stack trace monitoring can be highly beneficial in isolating technical issues, it often falls short when it

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IT stack
Performance Tech Tips

Synthetic Monitoring vs. APM Stack Trace Tools

The complexity of an application’s digital architecture is increasing dramatically every day.  In an era of cloud infrastructure, the goal is to integrate all your web services into one place:  CDN, DNS, third-party API services, QA tools, analytics tools, and any other component you can think of, are working with

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Performance Tech Tips

Why Traditional Monitoring Isn’t Enough for Modern Web Applications

As web applications become more dynamic and complex, traditional monitoring tools often fall short of providing the insights needed to ensure top-notch performance. Modern web applications rely on numerous interconnected systems and have unique demands, making it essential to adopt monitoring solutions designed to handle their complexity. This post explores

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