Simplify DevOps tasks with this go-to cheat sheet: From Go programming to automation
DevOps is a dynamic field that bridges development and operations, ensuring seamless collaboration and faster software delivery. Whether you're just starting or looking to sharpen your skills, having quick access to essential concepts is invaluable. That’s why we’ve created a DevOps cheat sheet that covers everything from programming fundamental...
How SMBs can proactively manage wireless networks with Cisco WLC monitoring
Cisco WLCs consolidate network monitoring, offering real-time visibility into connected devices and APs. Site24x7 enhances this by:
Monitoring key metrics such as CPU and memory utilization and tracking the number of clients connected to the WLCs.
The importance of error budgets for SREs and how to monitor them
Digital-first customers who are always on the go expect a seamless experience. But let’s face it—100% uptime is a myth. Trying to achieve it can drain resources and stifle innovation. This is where error budgets come in. They help site reliability engineers (SREs) find the sweet spot between delivering reliability and development velocity. With ...
The hidden costs of not tracking network configurations
Has this ever happened in your workplace? A key application goes offline during peak working hours, or worse, when a client is evaluating your business, leaving network administrators scrambling to identify the cause. Could it be a misconfigured switch, an unauthorized change to a router, or undocumented configuration drift? Without proper netwo...
Transform your workflow with comprehensive Toolset
Managing websites, handling development tasks, and ensuring data accuracy can often feel like juggling multiple responsibilities at once. What if there was a way to bring all these tasks under one roof?
With the launch of our all-in-one toolset, you no longer need to rely on fragmented solutions. Designed for professionals who value simplicity a...
How to use the command line interface effectively
Organizations and homelabbers are always on the look out for improving efficiency. Remember back in 2023, when Mark Zuckerberg pivoted all decisions in support of Meta's Year of Efficiency? When you are working with IT infrastructure, efficiency must be a primary factor in all your decisions. This is where the command line interface...
Booting explained: Types, instructions, and problems
When you are booting up a server and encounter an error, it helps to know at which stage the booting failed to troubleshoot the error effectively instead of running around in circles. To help you understand the booting process better, let's go over the steps involved.
In this test, when the power button is pressed, the system'...
How enterprises can reduce revenue loss from downtime with proactive monitoring
Unforeseen downtime silently erodes enterprise revenue. Every minute a system, application, or service is unavailable directly impacts profitability. Lost sales opportunities, compromised customer experiences, and frustration are the immediate consequences. While reactive measures can attempt to contain the damage caused by a breakdown, true res...
Mitigating enterprise-grade DDoS Attacks with advanced website monitoring
Evolution of DDoS attacks in forms and severities is a major financial and reputational threat to most enterprises. A huge share of enterprises experiencing a DDoS attack in the past year had attacks lasting over for an average of four hours and costing millions of dollars (revenue and mitigation expenses), according to a recent study. Whi...
Learnings from eight major outages of 2024 and best practices to stay prepared
While we cannot eliminate internet outages, lag, or security breaches, reflecting on the lessons learned from these events helps us cope, innovate, and implement measures to reduce how often they occur. In 2024, website and application outages had a significantly greater impact on the world than in previous years, leaving the IT community with v...
Global website monitoring: Best practices for international businesses
With a sluggish page a smooth global performance would be a far fletched dream. A tainted brand reputation, irritated customers abandoning your’s for a better site, lost businesses are all that a slow or poorly localized webpage can bring. To establish your digital presence across the globe, you’ll have to equip yourselves with some effective to...
A perfect digital strategy: A CXO's guide to website monitoring trends in 2025
In 2025, your enterprise's digital presence isn't just about availability; it's about resilience, responsiveness, and delivering consistently exceptional experiences. As a CXO, you need to look beyond basic uptime metrics and embrace a more sophisticated, proactive approach to website monitoring. This isn't just about...
How Kubernetes monitoring with APM tools can be a game-changer for DevOps
Kubernetes environments result from the need for faster software production cycles and enterprises striving to meet customer demands by adopting cloud-native architectures. Kubernetes has become indispensable for DevOps team and site reliability engineers by obscuring the complexity involved in orchestrating containers, enabling scalability, and...
Maximizing competitive advantage through advanced website performance optimization strategies
The corporate website has evolved into a dynamic representation of your brand, a major source of income, and the foundation of your client connections. For today's CXO, it is no longer a static asset. Website performance is a strategic necessity in an ultra-competitive competitive digital marketplace, impacting your business and financial benefi...
Recap: Site24x7’s takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2024
AWS re:Invent 2024 brought together cloud innovators, developers, and business leaders to explore the future of technology and cloud computing. This year’s event focused on three major themes that resonated throughout the sessions and announcements: AI, observability, and cloud optimization. These themes underline the evolution of cloud ecosyste...
Four tips for configuring alerts in Site24x7 network monitoring
Configuring alerts effectively can be the difference between a frictionless IT environment and hours of downtime. Many enterprises struggle with alert fatigue, missed critical incidents, or poorly defined thresholds that leave them scrambling to identify root causes. How can you make sure your team gets the right information at the right time wi...
Failover cluster storage: A comprehensive guide
Availability is the most important driving factor that shapes every decision an organization makes. To ensure high availability, failover clustering is one of the most commonly used solutions in modern IT infrastructure. In this article, we'll learn what failover cluster storage, cluster shared storage, and cluster shared volumes are. Then, we w...
IIS server: Uses, benefits, and challenges
What is an IIS server?Internet Information Services, commonly referred to as IIS, is Microsoft's web server software. It is built to host websites, applications, and services for Windows systems. If you are considering IIS for hosting your website or applications, let us take you through the basics of IIS, its benefits over the other options ava...
Top AWS monitoring trends in 2025
As cloud technologies continue to evolve, so does the way we monitor and manage AWS environments. In 2025, AWS monitoring is shifting to accommodate the increasing complexity and scale of cloud infrastructures. From AI-driven tools that predict issues before they occur to enhanced observability features that improve performance, these trends are...
How to optimize Hyper-V replications with key metrics
In this blog post, let us see what Hyper-V replication is, why it is important, and how you can safeguard your Hyper-V replicas' performance and health.
What is Hyper-V replication?
It is a built-in feature of the Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platform. It helps in disaster recovery by replicating VMs from one host server on another. This set...
Custom database query monitoring: Use cases to unlock business-critical insights
Custom database queries are invaluable for businesses seeking actionable insights from their data. Unlike general monitoring tools, these queries deliver a deeper, more tailored view of critical metrics, help identify patterns, detect anomalies, and address specific operational requirements.
By focusing on the metrics that matter most to the org...
Taming alert chaos: How alarm overload leads to IT fatigue and how AIOps can fix
Data complexity increases every year. The three Vs of data—volume (the amount of data streaming in and out), velocity (the speed of generation, processing, and streaming), and variety (different forms ranging from structured databases and semi-structured XMLs to completely unstructured data as media files)—are also increasing in complexity. ...
Common issues with wireless LAN controllers and how to troubleshoot them with effective monitoring
To keep up with competition, enterprises must embrace next-level capabilities like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Market leaders know this depends on having fast, resilient, reliable, and secure connectivity that can adapt to the business's needs.
Organizations have to ensure their:
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Benefits of combining the trifecta of APM, RUM, and synthetic monitoring in IT operations
Optimizing IT performance with observability: A holistic approach
For all digital organizations, application performance is the pulse to constantly monitor to ensure success. A mere moment of downtime can translate into significant revenue losses, eroded customer trust, and reputational damage. To navigate this challenging terrain and provide ex...
Why cloud-based website monitoring is essential for SMBs
Like any other entity building their brand online, for small and medium-sized businesses too the website is the prime point of interaction with customers. A slow loading page with several hiccups and major security concerns can be detrimental. And, these can be solved by a website monitoring tool easily. With the switch from on-premise website m...
The importance of understanding and observing an application’s middle-tier components
Just like how the filling makes a sandwich, an application's performance is closely tied to how effectively its middle-tier components function. While the front-end is what users see and interact with (UI), and the back-end deals with data storage, the middle tier forms the vital core where the real magic happens—processi...
Creating custom dashboards for network monitoring with Site24x7
Instead of sifting through mountains of metrics across different network types, what if you had an AI-powered tool that could display all the necessary insights in an easy-to-understand format?
Visual analytics can help enterprises make informed, data-driven decisions. With Site24x7, organizations can break free from generic monitoring and desig...
Key metrics for Kubernetes performance monitoring: A practical guide
Kubernetes is known to be the best container orchestration tool, but it can also add complexity to resource management, particularly as your clusters expand. Without proper monitoring, problems can rapidly worsen, resulting in subpar application performance, service interruptions, and higher expenses.
In this blog, you will learn the key m...
Enhance microservices observability and performance with Site24x7's log management tool
Microservices are a way of designing applications as a set of small, independent services. Each service handles a specific task and interacts with others through APIs. This architecture makes it easier to develop, deploy, and scale services individually, offering greater flexibility compared to traditional monolithic systems. To support this arc...
The ultimate guide to real-time website performance monitoring for the enterprises
Studies have revealed that a major chunk of customers give priority to website performance as one of the key pointers that influence their brand loyalty and can determine their decision to purchase. This translates to the reality that the performance of an enterprise can be directly proportional to the satisfaction of their customers. In th...
What are Kubernetes events? How can you use Kubernetes events for effective monitoring?
Kubernetes events play a predominant role in helping ensure the peak performance of your Kubernetes clusters. These occurrences reflect important changes in states and offer immediate insights into the activities within your clusters. Whether a pod fails to initialize, a node becomes unreachable, or an application deployment encounters problems,...
Beyond the hype: Is a 10x leap in efficiency possible with AIOps in IT observability?
Now that AI has revolutionized IT forever, what are its implication on IT observability? Typically, IT operations, SREs, and DevOps professionals use IT observability to gain a holistic view of their IT infrastructure. In that pursuit, they used AIOps in several ways. Now, AI has helped IT observability with better anomaly detection, faster root...
Server restarts: The silent threat to IT infrastructure
Servers are restarted mainly due to two reasons:
The restart is manually scheduled or triggered to apply updates.A crash, system failure, security threat, or any resource failure.Server uptime plays the most important role in IT infrastructure's part in business continuity. Planned maintenance schedules and restarts are necessary but unexpected,...
Enterprise guide to streamlined log collection using Site24x7
Handling logs in a large-scale server infrastructure is no small task. It’s a critical component of maintaining smooth operations, especially for industries like healthcare, where over 1,000 servers might be managing everything from patient records to billing systems. When these logs are scattered and disconnected, this disarray slows troublesho...
Best practices for designing an effective status page
The effectiveness of a status page lies in its design. A poorly structured one can leave users uncertain and searching for clarity, potentially impacting trust and increasing the load on support teams.
In contrast, a well-crafted status page delivers more than updates. It provides clear, actionable insights; builds confidence; and reinforces acc...
Leverage log analytics dashboards for better monitoring
Visuals often communicate better than words, and this is also true for monitoring systems. Dashboards are an essential feature in log monitoring systems, providing great value to those who need to analyze and monitor logs. They help centralize log data in a simple, easy-to-read format, avoid clutter, and allow the team to focus on critical metri...
Enhancing your defenses: Key DRA updates from 2024
2024 saw a dramatic rise in sophisticated cyber threats, making robust security posture management more critical than ever. Throughout the year, Site24x7's Digital Risk Analyzer evolved to meet these challenges, empowering enterprises to proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate digital risks. This year-end roundup highlights the key enhanceme...
14 top network monitoring trends in 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming the way we think about network monitoring. Since they offer predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and faster troubleshooting, by using AI and ML, network monitoring tools can proactively identify issues before they impact business operations.
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Master programming languages with cheat sheets
Programming can be both exciting and challenging, especially when you’re navigating the ever-growing list of languages, frameworks, and tools. To simplify your learning and boost productivity, we’ve created cheat sheets for some of the most popular programming languages. Whether you’re coding in Java or any other programming language, these chea...
Build user trust and foster transparency with StatusIQ’s 2024 enhancements
2024 has been a transformative year for StatusIQ, marked by continuous innovation to meet the growing needs of our users. This year’s enhancements aim to simplify incident communication, improve team efficiency, and, most importantly, build trust with your users. From providing deeper insights into status history to enabling seamless platform mi...
Why is website monitoring crucial for e-commerce?
Picture this: A loyal customer in New York, eager to snag the latest release from your spring collection, logs onto your website at precisely 9:00am GMT – launch time. They’ve been counting down the hours, ready to purchase before their size sells out. But instead of a smooth shopping experience, they’re met with an error message, a painfu...
Why proactive website monitoring is your secret tool to boost customer satisfaction
In a market crowded with options, a smooth and reliable online experience sets businesses apart. For SMBs and mid-market companies, their website often serves as the initial–and sometimes defining–interaction with potential customers. It's more than just an online brochure; it's your digital presence, powering communication, sales, and brand per...
Black box and white box monitoring, and why modern IT observability needs both
Monitoring is essential for enhancing the reliability, performance, and user experience of all software systems. IT operations can employ two key monitoring strategies to assess system health: black box and white box monitoring. This blog discusses both approaches and highlights how ManageEngine Site24x7, an AI-based IT observability platform, c...
How StatusIQ helps executives make informed decisions
Good decisions help leaders keep operations smooth and grow their business. With the right data at the right time, executives can solve problems quickly and take advantage of new opportunities.
This blog will explore how StatusIQ helps executives make informed decisions by providing real-time data on system health, optimizing resource allocation...
From downtime to uptime: The importance of server health monitoring for enterprises
What if your servers suddenly crashed during your biggest sales event of the year?
For an enterprise IT manager, this isn't just a hypothetical—it's a disaster in the making. Server downtime doesn’t just cause frustration; it disrupts operations, erodes customer trust, damages your brand, and results in significant revenue loss. As businesses be...
Limiting the cost of website downtime: Why monitoring should be a boardroom priority
What if collaboration in your enterprise slowly fizzled due to website or application downtime? Orders vanishing, customers fuming, and revenue plummeting. As digital platforms become increasingly central to business, every minute of lost service translates to significant financial damage and irreversible reputational harm. This isn't just an IT...
Your monitoring made smarter: Site24x7’s 2024 updates
2024 has been a year of progress and possibilities at Site24x7. Our mission? To simplify IT monitoring and help you focus on running your business uninterrupted. Whether it’s cutting through alert noise, diving into performance trends, or customizing dashboards to match your workflow, we’ve rolled out features that deliver exactly what you need ...
Actual cost of IT downtime: A Guide
In our recent blog, we spoke in detail about how system availability trends changed in 2024. From the observation over the years, even public clouds and established data centers aren't safe from downtime threats. Now, let's learn about the actual cost of an IT infrastructure downtime to understand the importance of comprehensive IT observability...
Common Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) monitoring challenges
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides a robust, versatile platform for modern cloud deployments, catering to businesses with diverse needs, like multi-region scalability, high customization, and hybrid cloud integration. However, the complexity of its architecture and the sheer volume of data generated can present unique challenges in effec...
Error tracking: Challenges and best practices
For small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-market enterprises, ensuring application reliability is critical to maintain customer trust and business continuity. Error tracking, a key aspect of observability maturity, is a powerful tool to proactively identify and resolve application issues. Let's explore the challenges of error tracking an...