The recent International CES introduced a variety of technologies which are likely going to cause many professionals to shift their focus from stable traditional servers to cloud systems built for dynamic loads as time goes on. Two of the the biggest trends for system administrators to pay attention to are the Internet of things and wearable ...

It's no secret that website performance goes hand in hand with website success. Visitor expectations on website performance are constantly rising, with studies showing that 40%~ of people admit to abandoning sites that take more than three seconds~ to load. A shocking statistic considering that the average web page takes 7...

In today’s world where significant strains are being placed on datacenters today, storage will always be one of the biggest concerns system administrators need to tackle in their daily routines. With an increased focus on performance optimization, especially on Linux servers as discussed previously, system administrators need to conside...

Monitoring intranet and internet URLs, services, servers and applications behind the firewall is possible using a tech handy tool like Site24x7 On-Premise Poller. The tool gathers metrics such as availability, response time, performance metrics and through put from the services running in your intranet or private network.

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Making Site24x7 easier and faster to administer has always been our important focus. The Site24x7 team is proud to provide you a sneak peak on our upcoming release~ of the new and improved Admin Tab.~ We are providing a guide on the changes you can expect in our upcoming release. You can also learn about these changes from our help ...

In today’s era of cloud applications it can be tempting to provide users with an API to enable additional functionality on your website. Unfortunately as discussed in a previous article, when done improperly, such functionality can pose a significant threat to your company. Aside from the permissions aspects, another way attackers can u...

As consumers and businesses continue to adopt connected appliances, the amount of data being sent to data centers will increase astronomically. According to a recent report from Gartner by 2020 the internet of things (IoT) will encompass 26 billion units. Aside from gathering a large amount of data, these devices are a unique challe...

Agile methodologies are commonly associated with development methods today, however as system operations becomes more complex, the concepts from agile development are now becoming vital for managing complex server networks. As discussed in a previous article, system administration and software development are similar to the point that a new f...

Gone are the days when IT was primarily focused on site infrastructure and the network.

Today, user satisfaction rules, and is the ultimate measurement of IT success. Moreover, your business success and revenue depends on your ability to ensure top-notch Web and mobile performance on an ongoing basis. But then again your users are more ...

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The mad dash of shoppers may be behind you for the 2014 holiday season, but another rush is already right around the corner.