You're probably familiar with Splunk. It's one of the most popular big data solutions organisations worldwide use to monitor their systems in real-time. But you may not know that Splunk also offers synthetic monitoring solutions via 2 Steps.

2 Steps Synthetic Monitoring for Splunk is a powerful tool that can help you speed up your application troubleshooting process. Today we'll take a closer look at what it is and how it can benefit your organisation.

What Is 2 Steps Synthetic Monitoring for Splunk?

A solution that enables organisations to proactively monitor all of their environments in a single pane of glass.

2 Steps Synthetic Monitoring for Splunk allows you to test your IT environments for availability and performance. You can also test how your applications behave under different loads. This allows you not only to identify issues before they become a problem but also to fix them before they cause damage to your business.

Benefits of Synthetic Monitoring for Splunk

Here are six advantages of implementing synthetic monitoring for Splunk:

Real-Time Performance Insights

This robust monitoring solution allows you to monitor your website or application's performance in real-time. This means that you can see how your website or application is performing at any moment and identify any potential issues that may arise.

This is a massive benefit for businesses, as it allows them to address any performance issues as soon as they occur. This can help to prevent any significant problems from occurring, and it can also help to improve the overall user experience.

Provides you with Historical Data

Historical data helps you see how your website or application has performed over time. This is valuable data that can help you to identify any trends or patterns that may emerge.

You can also use this data to plan for future growth and ensure that your website or application can accommodate increased traffic.

Reliability and Consistency

Splunk synthetic monitoring offers organisations a consistent and reliable way to monitor their digital infrastructure. It helps to ensure that all components of an organisation's online presence are performing as they should be and that customer-facing services are always up and running.

 In addition, synthetic monitoring can help prevent costly outages and downtimes, ensuring that your business remains productive.

Automation of Website Checks

With 2 Steps synthetic monitoring for Splunk, you can automate website checks to ensure that your website runs smoothly. This means you'll never have to worry about your website going offline or experiencing performance issues again.

Comprehensive Data Analysis

This service lets you gain deeper insights into your application performance management and customer experience. With Synthetic Monitoring, you can set up precise performance tests on any part of your applications and websites and then get detailed test results with rich metadata.

This metadata gives you a breakdown of individual requests, response times, browsers used and geographical locations of users. Plus, easy exportable reporting means you can easily share data with stakeholders and teams.

Easy Integration with Other Splunk Solutions

Whether you're already using Splunk Enterprise or one of the company's other offerings, users can easily integrate 2 Steps Synthetic Monitoring for Splunk into their existing setup. This allows for seamless monitoring of external and internal services, drastically improving performance analytics and overall visibility.

The ability to quickly and easily integrate it with its other solutions makes it an invaluable asset in any arsenal of IT monitoring tools. It's fast, reliable and offers actionable insights that can make all the difference in maintaining a thriving IT environment.

Why 2 Steps Solution Is Perfect for Splunk Users

As a Splunk user, you're no doubt looking for ways to increase efficiency and get the most out of your investment. We've just the solution for you: 2 Step's Synthetic Monitoring.

Here's how it works: first, we set up a synthetic monitoring environment that mirrors your live environment as closely as possible. This allows us to test your applications and systems in a controlled environment, identify any issues, and fix them before they become a problem in production.

Second, we use Splunk to monitor your synthetic transactions in real time. This gives you unparalleled visibility into your system performance and the ability to drill down into specific transactions for further analysis.

Configuration Considerations for Mobile and Desktop Applications

When configuring Splunk Synthetic Monitoring for your mobile and desktop applications, there are a few things to consider. First, these applications are often used in different contexts and environments, so it's essential to test them in various scenarios. That way, you can be sure that users will have the same experience no matter how they access the application.

Second, ensure you're monitoring all elements of the application—not just the front end—so that you have complete visibility into any performance issues or glitches. Finally, ensure you have access to advanced analytics and reporting capabilities to gain insight into user behaviour and find areas for improvement.

By taking these steps, you'll ensure your users have an optimal experience with your mobile and desktop applications.

Reimagining the Modern Enterprise With Observability

As modern enterprises push boundaries, they must reimagine their technology infrastructure with a focus on observability. Splunk Synthetic Monitoring is a powerful tool that helps you do it. Capable of monitoring all mobile and desktop environments and applications, this powerful tool can help you identify and repair application performance before impact, thereby driving efficiency and productivity.

Whether you're new to monitoring or an experienced veteran, Splunk Synthetic Monitoring is the key to unlocking the highest performance levels for your business. With 2 Steps' synthetic monitoring software, you can take advantage of powerful features designed to make setting up and managing your synthetic tests more manageable than ever. You can get busy monitoring performance with no delays.

Get Started With Splunk Synthetic Monitoring Today!

Are you ready to take your Splunk Synthetic Monitoring to the next level? Thanks to 2 Step's synthetic monitoring solution, it's easier than ever. With our simple-to-use application for IT teams, you can start gaining insights into your entire environment – from mobile to desktop and all applications in between.

Whether for detecting outages, ensuring the customer experience isn't impacted, or finding efficiency gains in your monitoring process, 2 Steps takes the headache out of Splunk Synthetic Monitoring. Get in touch with us today or book a demo.