Overview

F5 Distributed Cloud Synthetic Monitoring is a service designed to simulate user traffic against endpoints to measure and analyze application health and performance in real-time and historically. This service helps reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR) of application issues by providing comprehensive uptime, performance, and health analytics. It sources data from global regions to offer robust insights and establish baseline digital experience metrics, enabling quick identification and resolution of application issues and outages.

Features

HTTP(s) Monitors

• Validate the health of HTTP(s) endpoints based on response codes, performance, and other critical metrics.
• Customizable request headers and bodies to adapt to application needs. TLS Report
• Generate daily TLS reports with overall scores for TLS-enabled endpoints.
• Provides insights into protocols, ciphers, vulnerabilities, and more. DNS Monitors
• Validate configuration, record response types, and health of DNS nameservers.
• Supports various record types including A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, TXT, SOA, and SRV. Global Data Sourcing
• Leverage monitors deployed in regions across the globe.
• Obtain data on user experiences from multiple geographic locations. Alert Policies
• Configure alerts to notify teams of critical events before customers are impacted.
• Ensure timely responses to potential issues. Blast Radius Analysis
• Quickly understand the impact of application issues on other apps.
• Assess the extent of outages and performance degradation. API Integration
• Automate monitoring services with declarative APIs.
• Simplify management with an intuitive GUI.

Benefits

• Reduced MTTR: Quickly identify and resolve application issues, minimizing downtime.
• Comprehensive Insights: Gain a holistic view of application performance and security.
• Enhanced Security: Regular TLS reports and DNS monitoring ensure robust security postures.
• Global Visibility: Monitor and analyze user experiences from various global regions.
• Proactive Management: Set up alerts and notifications to address issues before they affect users.