So you are monitoring your web application, but are you really covering the 3 basic levels that will fully ensure it is available and responsive?  Monitoring of a web application can be as simple as testing a single web page; however, going deeper and covering your bases is better.
 
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Website performance is a reflection of the efficiency and credibility of your company or organization.  From the most technical power users to people just learning how the Internet works, a slow website is a slow website.
Sometimes the best way to avoid poor website performance is to create a checklist of things NOT to do.
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I’ve been trying out the Pandora, an online music station that plays music similar to any artist you type in.  You type in “Beatles” and you will hear a song from the Beatles, then a song from a similar artist.  You can rate the song you hear to get better suggestions.  Cool concept.
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Let me start off by stating that I am an avid gamer.  I enjoy playing games on the Wii, Nintendo DS and on my PC.  Before I commit to purchasing a new game, I usually check out the game’s website to look at screenshots, read up on the story-line, or download a demo.  In the […]

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