
Network Throttling: Monitor the User Experience
Network Throttling When it comes to monitoring web application performance, not only is it necessary emulate user actions, but also network conditions of end-user devices. Network throttling allows you to

Cloud-based vs On-premises Monitoring: Similarities, Differences, and Best Practices
Understand the factors and best practices that must be considered when choosing a cloud-based or on-premises monitoring deployment option.

Case Study: Malcolm Group, Inc.
The Malcolm Group emulates the customer ordering process with powerful scripts to ensure a consistent experience. I’m the Marketing guy for our suite of e-commerce stores. We sell online

Load Testing Mobile Devices with LoadView
How to setup and execute a load test of web based mobile applications with LoadView.

Load Testing: HTTP vs Headless vs Real Browser
An outline of the main aspects of load simulation methods such as HTTP, headless, and real browser-based followed by a comparison matrix, to help you choose an appropriate simulation approach.

How to Do a Ping Test
No computer is an island. We connect to so many different servers throughout the day that we don’t even think about it. Until we can’t connect. Or the connection lags

WebSocket Support Now Available
Dotcom-Monitor has released a new version of the EveryStep scripting tool that supports websockets. Monitor and test web applications that use websockets.

Is Your Website Mobile Friendly? The Mobile Speed Test
So why do you want to know if your website is mobile friendly? Most likely it is because you have heard about last year’s announcement from google over at google webmaster central. It turns out that Google has updated their algorithm to significantly increase the weight of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal. That’s right, significantly! So, optimizing your site for mobile is the way of the future!

Monitor Exchange Outlook Web Access
Is Outlook Web Access down right now? What is the Outlook service status? Is Exchange down? You’ve come to the right place. We can help you determine the answers to

Third-Party Content Monitoring
Most websites that exist today rely on third-party elements in one form or another. For example, there are many services to gather analytics about site traffic such as Google analytics,

Free Website Testing Tools » Dotcom-Tools.com
Dotcom-Monitor has released a suite of free website testing tools at www.dotcom-tools.com. The Dotcom-Monitor website testing tools allow you to perform a variety of tests on the performance of your
How To Monitor Voice Connectivity – Inbound Line & SIP Monitoring
Voice Connectivity is Critical. Your phone systems have gone down and you are unable to communicate with your customers. After several hours of troubleshooting you have managed to get the services up again but what do you do now? Whether you utilize a SIP based VoIP system, digital voice over T1 lines or POTS (plain old telephone service), those voice services need to be available.