What is web site monitoring all about?
The Night The Web Site Went Out
By David Leonhardt
What is web site monitoring all about? Here is Carl's story:
Carl returned to the office after a tough day of negotiations.
He still was not sure if the crucial deal was on or off, but
dinner would soon be waiting and he had just enough time left to
check his emails and his phone messages.
He had twelve phone messages, every one of them urgent. Too late
to call back right away; that would have to wait for morning.
His inbox held that familiar email report from his web site
monitoring service. He smiled. As usual, there were no error
alerts. That's what he liked to see -- his web site still
performing well.
He looked carefully at the report. All the forms were
functioning. The shopping cart, too. Password protection was
functioning. At least he did not have to worry about his web
site this evening.
There were still some download speed issues reported by the Hong
Kong Monitoring Station. He made a mental note to raise the
issue with his web host contact in the morning.
Just as he was putting on his jacket to leave, his cell phone
rang.
A few minutes later, he called his wife. "Hi Ruby. How's dinner
doing?"
"Great, Carl. You'll be home soon?"
"I was just about to leave when my cell phone rang. It was
Dotcom-Monitor calling. It seems the web site went down. They
were reporting from London."
"You mean your European customers can't access the site?" Ruby
asked.
"That's what I thought at first. When the Hong Kong monitoring
station reported an alert, I assumed the transatlantic connection
was blocked. But when the Florida monitoring station reported
in, I had to check the site. And guess what?"
"I guess that you won't be home for dinner."
"Sorry. I have to get on the line with the web host and
straighten this all out."
"Hey, that's OK. I'm just happy you get instant those alerts. I
would hate to see you get that call during our dinner and have to
go all the way back into the office. Let me know when you're
coming home."
"OK. I'll let you know as soon as I do. Bye."
Carl checked the more detailed report online. Here is an
example:
http://www.dotcom-monitor.com/AccessibilityCheck.aspAs Carl dialed his ISP, he realized it would likely be a long
evening. But not as long as if he received less frequent
reports. And not as long as the next day would be if the web
site had been offline for the next.
And that's what web site monitoring is all about.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David Leonhardt is a freelance writer, and an online and offline
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http://www.thehappyguy.comFor details about web site monitoring services:
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http://www.monitoring-central.comDavid Leonhardt is a freelance writer, and an online and offline
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