If your business depends on the ability for clients or customers to get to your website, you will likely benefit from a website monitoring system. Website monitoring can be provided by a dedicated server running specialized software that is monitored by internal IT staff, or you can outsource the monitoring task to an external website monitoring service provider who will provide 24/7 coverage and alert key personnel in the event of critical website service failure.

Most off the shelf website monitoring systems allow you to periodically poll your website will flag resources that show failure. A detected failure will normally result in an signal that alerts staff of the error so they can take steps to correct it. Most website monitoring systems also allow you to mark certain network resources, as offline so if they are taken down for maintenance your monitoring staff will not be alerted. In addition, all triggers are usually configurable to reduce the occurrence of false alarms. A compressive website monitoring system can help your business stay online and help you correct problems before they become client ore customer facing.