Apica ProxySniffer V5.1-C is now ready with major updates and new features. The new version has support for multiple IP-addresses, housekeeping for Exec Agents and Job Controller and Automatic Detection of Insufficient Java Memory for Load Test Jobs added and more.

We are happy to announce that we have upgraded our Lighthouse check from v9 to the latest version, Lighthouse v11. Lighthouse is an open-source tool by Google that helps developers improve the quality of their web pages. Oh Dear can run this check frequently for your site, informing you when SEO-related problems arise. Our check may suggest optimizing images or minifying JavaScript to improve performance.

This is the last part of our 12-day Advent of Monitoring series. In this series, Checkly's engineers will share practical monitoring tips from their own experience. At Checkly, the commitment to reliability is not just a tagline; it's embedded in our DNA. As software engineers, we understand the critical importance of dogfooding—using our own product to ensure its robustness and effectiveness. This approach holds immense value, especially since Checkly is designed for observability.

As we draw the curtains on a transformative year in the realm of IT monitoring solutions, it’s a pleasure to reflect on the pivotal developments that have shaped the landscape of monitoring technologies in 2023. This year has seen remarkable strides in enhancing monitoring capabilities, and we’re thrilled to share these exciting advancements with you.

If you’ve landed on this blog, you’re likely either considering starting your OpenTelemetry journey or you are well on your way. As OpenTelemetry adoption has grown, not only within the observability community but also internally at Grafana Labs and among our users, we frequently get requests around how to best implement an OpenTelemetry strategy.

It'll soon be the third anniversary of publicly launching OnlineOrNot on Twitter, and I often get asked what I did to get my first paying customers - so I felt like sharing. I assume when most folks ask this that they're looking for the one thing they can do to finally start getting paid customers. Let me be clear: it's never just one thing.