
Optimizing Web Performance: Understanding Waterfall Charts
Waterfall charts are diagrams which represent how website resources are being downloaded, parsed by the engine, in a timeline that gives us the opportunity to see the sequence and dependencies

Avoid DNS Outages: Decrease Downtime with DNS Monitoring
It’s extremely important that visitors to your site are able to reach the content they want, and within a reasonable amount of time. DNS monitoring is the first step in ensuring consistent performance and connectivity.

Digital Experience Monitoring: An Overview
What is Digital Experience Monitoring? In today’s ever-changing digital landscape, it’s critical for companies to be in sync with their users and customers. From websites and web applications to internal

Guidelines for Choosing a Monitoring Platform
How to Choose an Appropriate Monitoring Platform No matter the type of business or industry you’re in, monitoring uptime, performance, and availability of your websites and web services is critical

SIP Monitoring Services: Many Points of Potential Failure
While SIP Voice over IP (VoIP) technology has come a long way to improve connectivity and quality of service, there remains numerous potential points of failure along the path of

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

REST vs. SOAP: Which is Better for Web Services?
Ask two developers whether SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) or REST (Representational State Transfer) is better for accessing web services and you’ll likely get two different answers – and maybe

The 10 Most Common HTTP Status Codes
As a typical Internet user, nothing is more frustrating than waiting for a web page to display, only to receive a “Page Not Found” 404 error status code. Sure, we

API Monitoring and OAuth 2.0 Authentication
What is OAuth Authentication? A Brief History. OAuth 2.0 Authentication, as explained by oauth.net, is a “delegation protocol that is used for conveying authorization decisions across a network of web-enabled

Cloud-based vs On-premises Monitoring: Similarities, Differences, and Best Practices
Reliability and user experience are no longer just “nice to have” features. Many companies provide similar services and competition is just a click away. Those with state-of-the-art offerings will be

Case Study: LuckyVitamin
LuckyVitamin ensures global uptime and performance for millions of customers with the Dotcom-Monitor platform. Introduction Founded in 2005, LuckyVitamin is an industry leading global e-commerce destination for health and wellness,

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