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The Future of Operations: AI-powered Internet Performance Monitoring

At Catchpoint, our philosophy is that AI should not be adopted simply for the sake of AI itself. Instead, it should be embraced when it proves to be the most effective solution for addressing a particular business challenge. While the world is currently in the fervor of the oncoming AI revolution, our industry-leading IPM platform has quietly harnessed the potential of Artificial Intelligence for years.

Internet Sonar: A Game-Changer for Incident Detection

When outages cost you tens of thousands of dollars each minute, pinpointing the source of disruptions as quickly as possible becomes mission-critical. This is not a time for finger-pointing and hastily assembled war rooms searching for that needle in the haystack. You need simple, intelligent, trustworthy Internet health information to expedite your incident detection.

The Link Between Early Detection and Internet Resilience: A Lesson from Salesforce's Outage

Almost every study examining the hourly cost of outages invariably leads to a clear and undeniable conclusion: outages are expensive. According to a 2016 study, the average cost of downtime was estimated at approximately $9,000 per minute. In a more recent study, 61% of respondents stated that outages cost them at least $100,000, with 32% indicating costs of at least $500,000 and 21% reporting expenses of at least $1 million per hour of downtime.

GigaOm Webinar Recap - Expert Insights: Navigating Outages Like a Pro

In the webinar, Expert Insights: Navigating Outages Like a Pro, Howard Beader, VP of Product Marketing at Catchpoint, interviewed Howard Holton, the CTO and Lead Analyst at GigaOm. The two Howards delved deep into the critical subject of Internet Resilience and its significance in today’s digital age. Here’s a recap of the key takeaways.

Peak Periods, Peak Performance: Catchpoint Launches Internet Resilience Program

In our latest announcement, we are thrilled to launch our Internet Resilience Program, previously known as Black Friday Assurance. This program provides on-demand access to a team of expert engineers to help ensure the performance and resilience of websites and applications during crucial events. While it’s evident why eCommerce companies find this program indispensable during peak holiday seasons, shopping events are not the only occasion when IT teams are stretched to the limit.

Looking back at 15 Years of Catchpoint and Internet Performance History

Fifteen years ago, the Internet was a very different place. It operated on a very different scale, had different market leaders and it faced different technical challenges. What has not changed, however, is the need for the best – indeed ever higher - performance and resilience. We founded Catchpoint in September 2008 (amid terrible economic conditions) with the desire to make the Internet better. Not exactly the greatest year to launch a startup.

The Complementary Power of RUM & Internet Synthetic Monitoring

User expectations are at an all-time high, and any performance hiccups can lead to frustrated users and lost business opportunities. To get real-time insights into their digital assets and succeed in this competitive landscape, businesses need Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) that incorporates both synthetic and Real User Monitoring (RUM). RUM and synthetics are two powerful tools that, when used in tandem, offer a comprehensive view of performance and user experience.