If you work as a CTO, then you already know that having robust monitoring and analytical tools for your technology stack is a prerequisite to getting your job done right. Many companies that started off using Datadog discovered that it can become prohibitively expensive and complex when they needed to scale. As such, there are a lot of people out there currently seeking out alternatives.
Businesses rely on software solutions increasingly in our modern age, and it’s constantly evolving. Compared to some of the software being used in the early 2000s, we’ve seen large changes, resulting in more complex frameworks, which come with their own unique changes. As software and systems become more complex, so increases the probability of errors occurring and the level of jeopardy those errors might present.
As someone tasked with handling the pitfalls and consequences of unwanted downtime, it can be difficult to keep up to date with the latest software developments working to address these undesirable yet inevitable situations. And yet, whilst recognizing this fact is a necessary condition of overcoming such challenges, it is not in itself sufficient to meet the task.
Nowadays, almost half of traditional small businesses (and nearly 2/3rds of small tech companies in particular) employ cloud infrastructure or hosting services, and for good reasons. Cloud computing can potentially save money, help with scalability and flexibility and make it easier to test new products and design fresh applications faster.
If you’re part of the DevOps, SecDevOps, or IT team, you would agree that continuous monitoring of the entire IT systems and networks is vital. And this explains why 70% of businesses treat preventing downtime as a priority to avoid causing significant issues in the future. So monitoring your IT infrastructure constantly with a continuous monitoring plan is one way of improving efficiency and productivity.
Are you tired of dealing with server crashes, downtime, and slow response time? Join the club. Server monitoring and maintenance is key to keeping your organization running smoothly, but it's notoriously difficult to manage. That's why it's important to have the right tools in place for server performance monitoring and uptime tracking. Not sure which tool to choose? You're in the right place.
Out of all the tools in your stack, your monitoring tool is probably not your favorite to work with. That's understandable—at best it works seamlessly in the background, at worst it's a source of constant headaches. But let's not underestimate the importance of monitoring tools. They are an essential part of any IT infrastructure, and finding the right one can be quite a challenge.
You're probably aware that downtime is expensive—but do you know how expensive it is? The short answer is—very. According to the Ponemon Institute, outages cost organizations an average of $9,000 per minute (or $540,000 per hour). That's why companies of all sizes are investing in incident management tools to reduce their downtime and improve the customer experience.
