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  |  By Alessandro Improta
This is a follow-up to our previously published post announcing Traceroute InSession, where we provided extensive technical details about how it works. In this series, we explore the challenges InSession addresses within modern networks and compare it to other traceroute variants. At Catchpoint, we pride ourselves on being traceroute experts. Why? We’ve run over 15 billion traceroutes over the last 15 years and more than 3 billion in 2023 alone!
  |  By Serkan Ozal
Continuing our series on tracing with OpenTelemetry in AWS Kinesis, we now explore a refined approach to overcome the challenges faced in our initial attempt with the PartitionKey parameter.
  |  By Serkan Ozal
In the first article of our series, we explored the importance of trace headers and the complexities involved in their propagation. Now, we shift from theory to practice. This second installment will take you through a hands-on baseline scenario and our initial strategy of propagating the OpenTelemetry trace context in AWS Kinesis by using the PartitionKey parameter.
  |  By Serkan Ozal
Welcome to our series on navigating the complexities of trace header propagation with OpenTelemetry in AWS Kinesis. In this 3-part exploration, we'll dive into the critical role of trace headers in distributed systems, discuss the unique challenges presented by AWS Kinesis, and explore innovative solutions that keep your data tracking robust and consistent.
  |  By Howard Beader
When John Wanamaker famously declared, “When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is king,” he unknowingly coined a mantra that remains as relevant today as it was in the 1900s. This philosophy, rooted in the customer service ideologies of his time, holds true not just for brick-and-mortar stores but also for eCommerce.
  |  By Denton Chikura
As we conclude our Mastering IPM blog series, it's time to reflect on the wealth of insights we shared. From delving into the critical layers of the Internet Stack to navigating the intricacies of data analysis, each installment has provided valuable perspectives on optimizing digital experiences through Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM). Now, let's distill the key takeaways from the series.
  |  By Zakiyaameen Pachapuri
In an era marked by escalating cyber threats, Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure security has become a key concern for IT organizations worldwide. Attacks related to DNS infrastructure, such as DNS hijacking, DNS tunneling, and DNS amplification, are on the rise. Many organizations find themselves questioning the robustness of their DNS security protocols.
  |  By Nilabh Mishra
Imagine you’re curious about the number of Super Bowl wins by each NFL team from 1967 to 2024. Stay with me – stranger things are googled every day.
  |  By Denton Chikura
APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) have quietly evolved into the backbone of contemporary business operations, even though it's ironic that most people use APIs without even realizing it. For instance, you're ordering your favorite takeaway online; you tap the payment button, and voilà! Through APIs, your payment information swiftly traverses the digital landscape, promptly reflecting the adjustment in your credit card balance.
  |  By Ahamed Ali
If you’re an SRE, then you already know your SLOs from your SLAs, not to mention your SLIs. But even if you’re not au fait with those acronyms, you’ll soon discover how widespread and applicable these concepts are in this installment of our IPM Best Practices Series. We’ll explore these concepts in detail and explore how external monitoring can enhance the tracking of Service Level Objectives (SLOs), leading to positive user experiences and informed decision-making.
  |  By Catchpoint
Over the past decade, not only has the Internet and the World Wide Web evolved, but also the way websites & applications are developed and experienced by end users. From monolithic to microservice-based structures and from data centers to cloud computing, we’ve come a long way. We’re living in the era of the end-user experience. It’s never been easier for a customer to find another solution if your business isn’t meeting their expectations.
  |  By Catchpoint
As businesses increasingly adopt hybrid cloud models to balance flexibility and control, the need arises for effective monitoring and optimization. This presentation provides practical insights into ensuring seamless performance, resource efficiency, and cost-effectiveness in your hybrid cloud deployment.
  |  By Catchpoint
Watch Steve McGhee of Google, Kurt Andersen of Clari, and Leo Vasiliou of Catchpoint's intimate discussion going beyond the data in this year's SRE Report.
  |  By Catchpoint
At Rocket Lawyer, the goal is to make the law more affordable and simpler for everyone while delivering an exceptional digital experience to their customers. Watch and discover how Rocket Lawyer ensures availability, fast response times, and low error rates with Catchpoint Internet Performance Monitoring to deliver positive business outcomes. Learn more about how you can quickly implement a plan to ensure Internet Resilience and avoid costly outages and downtime.
  |  By Catchpoint
Watch this on-demand webinar for an in-depth look at how Catchpoint Tracing helps you diagnose errors, optimize performance, and deliver reliable application experiences beyond APM alone.
  |  By Catchpoint
Organizations’ technology strategies are coming in for a major overhaul in 2024 and beyond. The rate of innovation in IT in general and in security in particular is accelerating steadily. Meanwhile, the revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence of the last 18 months are upending technologies across the board -- and requiring a serious rethink for technology professionals and managers. In this on-demand webinar, we explain how enterprise companies can counter Internet complexity with Catchpoint's AI-powered Internet Performance Monitoring.
  |  By Catchpoint
Catchpoint is constantly evolving! Find out how Catchpoint’s newest products and capabilities accelerate time to detection, improve automation capabilities, and further expand our Global Observability Network. Watch the webinar recording for a demo of our 2 new products: Catchpoint Tracing – Extending the reach of IPM beyond the traditional Internet Stack to visualize request journeys through backend application components for more efficient and effective troubleshooting.
  |  By Catchpoint
Catchpoint's new Internet Sonar shows you global Internet status at a glance in an AI-powered, real-time, interactive dashboard and map. It answers the first question any IT team needs to ask when there's an outage: "Is it me, or is it something else?" Key product features: In this recorded live demo session, leaders from our Product team will walk you through how Internet Sonar works, how you can use it to lower MTTR, and how organizations are using it to save millions.
  |  By Catchpoint
Large enterprises need Internet Resilience solutions to limit damage from the outages and incidents that are an unavoidable part of doing business. Proactive deployments can get ahead of the problem to prevent damage, while reactive ones after the fact can put a cap on losses. Luckily, Internet Resilience in a cloud-enabled world is easier than you think! Tune in for an engaging discussion with Howard Holton & Howard Beader, where they discuss.
  |  By Catchpoint
Just implementing Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) is only a first step. A complete and thoughtful Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) Plan is essential to ensure user experience over time. Your Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) plan should include: Watch Howard Beader and Akshita Agarwal as they teach the steps required to create a successful IPM plan.
  |  By Catchpoint
The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the primary protocol for how packets are routed across the internet. It's one of the pillars of the digital world, but one which comes with serious vulnerabilities.
  |  By Catchpoint
A 2023 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting Internet Performance Monitoring avoids Internet disruptions and mitigates risk for a successful eCommerce business.
  |  By Catchpoint
Supporting an anywhere, anytime, hybrid workforce is now a top priority as hybrid work continues to be the new norm. IDC's new Spotlight Paper provides valuable insights and actionable recommendations for implementing a robust and resilient employee experience strategy to ensure your workforce stays connected, engaged, and productive. Download the paper to gain a better understanding of.
  |  By Catchpoint
Now in its fifth year, The SRE Report has become the trusted source of trends and insights for reliability-as-a-feature practices. This year in partnership with Blameless, the report contains special contributions from Adrian Cockcroft and Steve McGhee and highlights findings from a global community of reliability practitioners, including SREs, managers, architects, and executives. As ever, we found some familiar trends and some thought-provoking anti-patterns.
  |  By Catchpoint
In-depth analysis of key Internet outages across the past 18 months, from AWS to Facebook; includes six critical lessons for IT teams to improve Internet Resilience.

Catchpoint is the Internet Resilience Company™. The top online retailers, Global2000, CDNs, cloud service providers, and xSPs in the world rely on Catchpoint to increase their resilience by catching any issues in the Internet Stack before they impact their business. Catchpoint's Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) suite offers synthetics, RUM, performance optimization, high fidelity data and flexible visualizations with advanced analytics. It leverages thousands of global vantage points (including inside wireless networks, BGP, backbone, last mile, endpoint, enterprise, ISPs and more) to provide unparalleled observability into anything that impacts your customers, workforce, networks, website performance, applications, and APIs.