WebSitePulse

WebSitePulse is a remote monitoring service that checks whether websites, servers and network components are available and how quickly they respond. It sends an alert as soon as a monitored asset goes down, so teams can keep downtime short. Customers can design the monitoring service to match their own set-up.

What WebSitePulse offers

• Website monitoring — checks that pages deliver the right content and download at an acceptable speed.
• Server and network monitoring — watches servers and network devices from several locations around the world, as often as every minute.
• Transaction monitoring — detects problems affecting transactions on a website.
• DNS and SPF checks — queries DNS records and returns any SPF records for a domain.
• Error verification — confirms a failure before raising an alert.

Who it works with

Businesses that depend on their website staying online. Customer comments on the site come from an online survey provider and a sports betting operator, among others.

Key facts

• Monitoring locations: the quick online test allows 3, while subscription accounts allow up to 40.
• Check frequency: as often as every minute.
• Coverage: includes website tests from behind the Great Firewall of China.