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Uptime Monitoring, Heartbeat Monitoring, and Synthetic Monitoring: A Comprehensive Comparison
This blog post explores three main types of monitoring systems used to monitor IT infrastructure: uptime monitoring, heartbeat monitoring, and synthetic monitoring.
Uptime monitoring tracks the availability of systems and alerts you when there's downtime.
Heartbeat monitoring provides real-time health checks on devices and ensures critical systems are operational.
Synthetic monitoring proactively simulates user interactions to identify performance issues before they impact real users.
The choice of monitoring system depends on your specific needs. Uptime monitoring is good for basic services, while synthetic monitoring is ideal for complex applications. Often, a combination of these methods is used for a comprehensive monitoring strategy.
The blog also mentions popular monitoring tools like New Relic vs Datadog vs Sentry for further exploration.
