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Black Friday traffic exposes gaps in observability strategies

Dynatrace

What’s the problem with Black Friday traffic? If the mantra in sales is “Always be closing,” the mantra for online retail storefronts is “Always be online.”. in 2020, ecommerce grew 14.2% in 2021. Why Black Friday traffic threatens customer experience. Dynatrace news. In the U.S.,

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The new normal of digital experience delivery – lessons learned from monitoring mission-critical websites during COVID-19

Dynatrace

Over the last two month s, w e’ve monito red key sites and applications across industries that have been receiving surges in traffic , including government, health insurance, retail, banking, and media. The following day, a normally mundane Wednesday , traffic soared to 128,000 sessions.

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Dynatrace observability for e-commerce helps SAP deliver a record holiday shopping season

Dynatrace

As e-commerce experiences become more sophisticated and we all rely on them more and more, observability for e-commerce applications and the clouds they run on has become more critical than ever to retailers’ success. However, Auer explained a new approach was needed with the team all working remotely in 2020.

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COVID-19 and Digital Services: An Action Plan for the Unexpected

Dynatrace

While most government agencies and commercial enterprises have digital services in place, the current volume of usage — including traffic to critical employment, health and retail/eCommerce services — has reached levels that many organizations have never seen before or tested against.

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Understanding the Importance of 5 Nines Availability

IO River

one of the world's largest online retailers, Amazon relies heavily on its website and digital infrastructure to facilitate sales and generate revenue. July 2020, Twitter experienced a significant outage that lasted for several hours, rendering the platform inaccessible to millions of users worldwide.

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Understanding the Importance of 5 Nines Availability

IO River

one of the world's largest online retailers, Amazon relies heavily on its website and digital infrastructure to facilitate sales and generate revenue. July 2020, Twitter experienced a significant outage that lasted for several hours, rendering the platform inaccessible to millions of users worldwide.

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Mobile web testing – 3 approaches that will make your life easy

Testsigma

According to Statista , at least 50% of global online traffic is driven by mobile users. We were going through Adobe Retail Shopping Insights (2020) and found out that more than 42% of consumers have done their holiday shopping via smartphones.

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