Synthetic testing, also referred to as continuous monitoring or synthetic monitoring, is a technique for identifying performance problems with critical user journeys and application endpoints before they impair the user experience. Businesses may use synthetic testing to assess the uptime of their services, application response times, and the efficiency of consumer transactions on a proactive basis.
User expectations are at an all-time high, and any performance hiccups can lead to frustrated users and lost business opportunities. To get real-time insights into their digital assets and succeed in this competitive landscape, businesses need Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) that incorporates both synthetic and Real User Monitoring (RUM). RUM and synthetics are two powerful tools that, when used in tandem, offer a comprehensive view of performance and user experience.
With Infrastructure as Code and service-oriented development, a modern web app can consist of countless moving parts developed by multiple development and DevOps teams. When establishing a high-velocity development environment, the main question is, "How can you guarantee a stellar end-user experience when lots of engineers are constantly pushing and deploying code?" Solid, easy-to-write, and clearly defined monitoring practices are the only answer to this question.
Synthetic monitoring in Cloud Monitoring lets you test the availability, consistency, and performance of your web applications from the perspective of a real user.
