{"id":6165,"date":"2016-01-27T15:40:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcmblogmulti.wpengine.com\/?page_id=6165"},"modified":"2026-06-28T23:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T23:40:15","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Dotcom-Monitor Web Performance Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6165\" class=\"elementor elementor-6165\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c76dcea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c76dcea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35ef8018\" data-id=\"35ef8018\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3afdcb elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"b3afdcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/how-to-monitor-phone-numbers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-phone-number-monitoring-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34334\" alt=\"One call path from a desk phone through the phone network to a server rack, with two monitoring markers: one at the caller end for dial-in testing and one at the server end for SIP monitoring.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-phone-number-monitoring-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-phone-number-monitoring-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-phone-number-monitoring-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-phone-number-monitoring.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='how-to-monitor-a-phone-number'  id=\"boomdevs_1\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/how-to-monitor-phone-numbers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow to Monitor a Phone Number\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 25, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Prevent silent phone line outages. Learn how operations teams use SIP checks and inward-dialing tests to keep customer lines running smoothly.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/how-to-monitor-phone-numbers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Monitor a Phone Number\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora-hero-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34252\" alt=\"External monitoring nodes around the globe checking a financial services application from outside its network perimeter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora-hero-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora-hero-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora-hero-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora-hero.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='external-synthetic-monitoring-for-dora-operational-resilience'  id=\"boomdevs_2\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tExternal Synthetic Monitoring for DORA Operational Resilience\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 24, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>How external synthetic monitoring meets DORA&#8217;s detection and availability obligations, mapped requirement by requirement.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/external-synthetic-monitoring-dora\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about External Synthetic Monitoring for DORA Operational Resilience\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34274 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/resolves-dns-in-every-check\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34276\" alt=\"DNS resolution shown as the first step of a monitoring check, before TCP, TLS, and HTTP stages\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='how-dotcom-monitor-resolves-dns-in-every-check'  id=\"boomdevs_3\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/resolves-dns-in-every-check\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHow Dotcom-Monitor Resolves DNS in Every Check\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 22, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Dotcom-Monitor&#8217;s DNS resolve modes control caching, failure detection speed, and real-user timing accuracy\u2014learn which mode fits your monitoring checks.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/resolves-dns-in-every-check\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about How Dotcom-Monitor Resolves DNS in Every Check\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-monitoring\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-ipv6-monitoring-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34298\" alt=\"Diagram of a monitoring node testing a website over two separate paths, an IPv4 path shown healthy and an IPv6 path shown broken.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-ipv6-monitoring-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-ipv6-monitoring-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-ipv6-monitoring-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/hero-ipv6-monitoring.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='ipv6-monitoring-with-dotcom-monitor-find-ipv6-blind-spots'  id=\"boomdevs_4\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-monitoring\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIPv6 Monitoring with Dotcom-Monitor: Find IPv6 Blind Spots\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 20, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>IPv6 protocol checks run once a minute from native nodes, isolating faults your IPv4 monitoring will never catch. Here&#8217;s how Dotcom-Monitor does it.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-monitoring\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about IPv6 Monitoring with Dotcom-Monitor: Find IPv6 Blind Spots\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-network-monitoring\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring-300x169.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34201\" alt=\"Editorial illustration of a monitoring probe firing two synthetic checks toward a target site \u2014 the top check flows cleanly and returns to the monitor, the bottom check silently breaks mid-path \u2014 visualizing the dual-stack blind spot that native IPv6 monitoring closes.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ipv6-network-monitoring.webp 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='why-you-need-native-ipv6-network-monitoring'  id=\"boomdevs_5\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-network-monitoring\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy You Need Native IPv6 Network Monitoring\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 7, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ensure 100% uptime across all routing paths. Learn how native IPv6 network monitoring catches hidden DNS, firewall, and gateway configuration errors. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/ipv6-network-monitoring\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why You Need Native IPv6 Network Monitoring\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34162 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34163\" alt=\"Diagram comparing round-robin monitoring rotating through one location per cycle against concurrent monitoring checking all locations every cycle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring-explained'  id=\"boomdevs_6\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tConcurrent vs Round-Robin Monitoring Explained\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Round-robin vs concurrent synthetic monitoring: how each schedules checks across locations, the cost trade-off, and when to use which.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/concurrent-vs-round-robin-monitoring\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Concurrent vs Round-Robin Monitoring Explained\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/website-monitoring-alerts\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-website-monitoring-alerts-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34107\" alt=\"On-call engineer reviewing a website monitoring alert console showing confirmed outages, escalation tiers, and notification channels at night\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-website-monitoring-alerts-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-website-monitoring-alerts-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-website-monitoring-alerts-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/hero-website-monitoring-alerts.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='website-monitoring-alerts-maximize-uptime-and-reduce-noise'  id=\"boomdevs_7\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/website-monitoring-alerts\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWebsite Monitoring Alerts &#8211; Maximize Uptime and Reduce Noise\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Updated June 2026 \u00b7 11-minute read Ask any on-call engineer about their monitoring and they will tell you the same thing: the alerts are not the problem. The noise is.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/website-monitoring-alerts\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Website Monitoring Alerts &#8211; Maximize Uptime and Reduce Noise\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-34097 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/what-is-application-performance-monitoring\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/application-performance-monitoring-explained-hero-300x171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-34098\" alt=\"Holographic illustration of application performance monitoring: metrics, traces, and logs flowing from an instrumented application into a unified APM dashboard on a deep navy background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/application-performance-monitoring-explained-hero-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/application-performance-monitoring-explained-hero-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/application-performance-monitoring-explained-hero-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/application-performance-monitoring-explained-hero.jpg 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 id='what-is-application-performance-monitoring-apm'  id=\"boomdevs_8\" class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/what-is-application-performance-monitoring\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat is Application Performance Monitoring (APM)?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>What application performance monitoring (APM) is, how instrumentation, collection, and correlation work, which metrics matter, and the best practices that make APM useful in production<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dotcom-monitor.com\/blog\/what-is-application-performance-monitoring\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about What is Application Performance Monitoring (APM)?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More &#187;\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article 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