Front-End Performance on Raygun Blog

Synthetic testing: A definition and how it compares to Real User Monitoring

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 01:52:01 +0000

Performance monitoring is critical for a healthy software application. No matter how much you test, when your code is in production, things will happen that you didn’t anticipate. If you don’t have synthetic testing or real user monitoring in place, opportunities for optimizations and fixes are slipping through the cracks.

The two main types of application monitoring are Real User Monitoring (RUM) and synthetic testing (or synthetic monitoring). It’s important to know the differences and to understand which will deliver the results you need.

Control the chaos - The importance of monitoring traffic spikes

Thu, 07 May 2020 09:17:09 +1300

You’ve spent years scaling your infrastructure alongside your business growth, and day-to-day, your application performance is thriving. But what happens when your traffic spikes out of your predicted “normal” range, heading into unchartered territory? Are you prepared to support this new influx of customers? Or will you crumble under the pressure of it all - leaving customers dissatisfied at the poor user experience?

It doesn’t have to be this way. You need visibility into your software performance through the use of a Real User Monitoring tool in order to monitor traffic spikes effectively. Let’s dig into not only how we can manage the risks associated with traffic spikes, but also why we should care about the implications in the first place.

6 tips for preventing performance headaches in retail apps

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 19:51:36 +0000

Are you still thinking about last year’s software performance headaches?

You aren’t alone. Even large-scale retail apps experience preventable problems like broken payment buttons, and every year we hear of another retail giant that is unable to cope with traffic spikes on Black Friday – a $3 billion e-commerce day.

Luckily, many of these software problems can be prevented. We’ve put together a few tips for maintaining performant retail apps so you can be ready for anything.

Slice and dice your data with advanced Real User Monitoring filters

Wed, 12 Jul 2017 03:30:54 +0000

Raygun is happy to announce an enhanced filtering option for Real User Monitoring. You can now add a selection of filters to your Real User Monitoring data so you can surface the most useful information. Sort through data faster and be reassured you address performance problems affecting your end users as quickly as possible.

Real User Monitoring filters are automatically added to your account; there’s no need to set anything up.