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Top 7 Tools for Optimizing Your JVM Performance

Java is a common development language in part because of how well it works for programming tasks involving objects. Because so many organizations rely on Java applications for business-critical functions, providing adequate resources for these apps is essential. Running Java applications on Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) rather than on physical hardware can increase an organization’s computing power without the overhead expenses of additional hardware.

New Digital Signage integration: Rise Vision

We’re excited to add Rise Vision to StatusGator’s growing Digital Signage integration category. If your organization uses Rise Vision to power displays in offices, campuses, or shared spaces, you can now add a live StatusGator board to any screen. Show vendor outages, scheduled maintenance, and service health in real time so everyone stays informed without needing to check dashboards or notifications.

New integration: OptiSigns

We’re excited to introduce our first Digital Signage integration with OptiSigns. You can now display your StatusGator board on TVs and digital signage screens, giving everyone in your office real-time visibility into vendor outages, maintenance events, and service health. The display updates automatically whenever monitored services change, helping teams stay informed without opening another app.

Azure outage on July 23, 2026: StatusGator detected it 1 hour before Microsoft acknowledged it

On July 23, 2026, Azure users around the world began hitting gateway timeouts, DNS failures, and unreachable virtual machines well before Microsoft posted anything on its status page. The first reports reached StatusGator at 15:06 UTC. By 15:28 UTC, StatusGator had sent an Early Warning Signal to subscribers. Microsoft did not acknowledge the incident until 16:29 UTC.

How to track business transactions in Site24x7 APM

Learn how to monitor and troubleshoot Business Transactions using Site24x7's APM Insight in this step-by-step walkthrough. In this video, you'll see how to: Set up Business Transaction grouping rules based on URL patterns Track key performance metrics — response time, throughput, Apdex score, and error rate Drill down into individual transaction traces to pinpoint slow requests Use trend graphs to spot performance regressions over time Identify the exact business-critical workflows impacting your application's user experience.

AssemblyAI scales production Voice AI with Datadog's unified observability

AssemblyAI is a leading Voice AI platform that provides speech-to-text models and AI infrastructure developers use to build real-time voice applications. AssemblyAI uses Datadog to unify observability across its AI inference pipelines and multi-cloud GPU infrastructure, enabling the team to optimize performance and costs, accelerate model releases, and confidently deliver fast, reliable AI experiences at scale.

DNS Spy Now Connects to GoDaddy. Every Domain, Every Record, Read-Only.

GoDaddy manages more domains than any registrar on earth, so it has always been near the top of our provider integration list. There was just one problem: in May 2024, GoDaddy restricted its API to accounts holding ten or more domains — fifty for some endpoints. Overnight, certificate renewals broke, dynamic DNS scripts died, and every small business with one or two domains was locked out of automating anything.

8 Best Anti-spam Software To Increase Email Security

With an increasing number of employees working from home, getting top-notch security software has become more important than ever before. While spam can be harmless and viewed as a minor productivity issue, it’s also a significant source of email-borne threats that can put the whole company at risk. Therefore, getting a robust, scalable anti-spam filter is now a necessity, especially for IT services providers and other large-scale use cases.