Why web hosts and ISPs need web site monitoring
Why web hosts and ISPs need web site monitoring By David
Leonhardt
If you have spent much time earning a living on the Internet,
few things will surprise you. However, I am always amazed with
how many companies and individuals make astounding claims
without backing them up.
Web hosts and ISPs make such claims all the time: 99% uptime.
Some web hosts post on their site live results of their uptime
from a third-party web site monitoring company. However, those
hosts are very few.
Here are four reasons why every web host and ISP (Internet
service provider) should post uptime and connectivity statistics
from an independent, third-party web site monitoring firm, with
an external monitoring network.
Monitoring reports are excellent marketing tools
This is the most obvious reason a web host or ISP should post
monitoring reports on their site. Don