Best Website Monitoring Tools
One of the first tasks we get that we can clearly identify as “website monitoring” is often “make sure the website’s up.” We may be doing it for our personal website or blog, or that of a friend or relative running a business, or for work. Not only that, but monitoring whether a website is … Read more Best Website Monitoring Tools
10 Steps to Improve Network Bandwidth + 12 Best Network Software
With the continuous growth in demand on network resources, having a finely tuned and well-functioning network is vital for business operations. The increasing use of high-energy applications can strain your bandwidth, pushing your network to the limits and significantly affecting its performance. Improving and optimizing your network bandwidth isn’t easy, and companies often end up … Read more 10 Steps to Improve Network Bandwidth + 12 Best Network Software
7 Tools for Best PHP Performance
With an increasing number of programming languages in circulation, the range of application monitoring tools is growing. This guide will specifically address Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as PHP, and the key features and advantages of some of the best PHP performance tools available. Before reviewing the PHP performance tools, let’s first take a look at … Read more 7 Tools for Best PHP Performance
Alerting Tools for IT Infrastructure
Different IT infrastructure monitoring tools are designed to offer visibility into particular aspects of your overall IT system, including applications, servers, logs, and more. The overall quality of these tools can vary, from excellent products built for business use to more limited open-source software. Their alerting capabilities vary as well, with tools offering a range … Read more Alerting Tools for IT Infrastructure
Best Free Log Management Tools
The log management tools I feature here are either free or have a free tier of service. While it’s fantastic to find a bargain, that doesn’t always make it the best choice for a given use case. IT budgets aren’t infinite, I get that. But don’t let budget considerations alone keep you trapped in log … Read more Best Free Log Management Tools
Best VM Performance Monitoring Tools
Virtual machines, or VMs, are becoming increasingly common in enterprise infrastructures, joining physical computers, printers, and database servers on the network. Their uses include application development and testing, storage, operating system flexibility, and workspace duplication. The challenges when dealing with VMs are complex, as they can use resources in different ways than physical machines and … Read more Best VM Performance Monitoring Tools
7 Tools and Extensions for Node.js Optimization
Node.js is an open-source, JavaScript-built platform developed in 2009 to help quickly build scalable network applications. It’s a server-side system that’s highly economical, being both productive and lightweight. As a non-blocking IO model that’s event-centric and driven, it’s well-suited to applications that are data-intensive and run at a multi-device level. Node.js offers a large library … Read more 7 Tools and Extensions for Node.js Optimization
8 Best FTP Clients for macOS and Windows
My point here is this: every IT professional and practitioner needs a good FTP client (and possibly server) in their corner. Whether you’re building a site or sharing files, FTP provides ease and capacity unavailable in simple computer-to-computer transfers. The popularity and long history of this protocol means there are lots of players in the … Read more 8 Best FTP Clients for macOS and Windows
5 Ruby Tools and Extensions You Should Know
Ruby is a common programming language, ranked among the most popular in the world for tech startups, alongside Java, Python, SQL, and PHP. Many well-known applications and websites are built on Ruby, including Airbnb, Twitter, Kickstarter, CafePress, and Github. Ruby is an object-oriented language developed in the mid-1990s by Japanese creator Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto. Matz … Read more 5 Ruby Tools and Extensions You Should Know
Top Monitoring and Optimization Tools for Docker
Docker is a multipurpose tool that can replicate many functions of a virtual machine with less of the hassle. Because Docker operates using virtual software packages (called “containers”) running from the same software kernel, Docker can help you reduce storage overhead while deepening the complex functions of your server. Using Docker can instantly allow for … Read more Top Monitoring and Optimization Tools for Docker