AuthorColin Bartlett

Colin Bartlett is co-founder of Nimble Industries, creators of StatusGator and Washtub. He has been building web applications, managing software development projects, and leading engineering teams for 22 years.

Case Study: How event planning SaaS Rock Paper Coin monitors integrations with StatusGator

Intro Welcome to StatusGator case study series, where we bring you firsthand accounts from our valued customers, showcasing how StatusGator provides significant business impact in a wide variety of use cases. In this series, we’re excited to present the experiences of industry leaders like Elizabeth Sheils, Co-Founder and CEO of Rock Paper Coin, as they navigate the challenges of their...

How to Monitor Multiple Status Pages Effectively in 2024

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In today’s digital landscape, relying on multiple services is inevitable, as is the occurrence of outages. According to Trilio, over 80% of organizations have experienced an outage in the past three years. Even if your services avoid incidents, scheduled maintenance downtime is unavoidable. Given the heavy dependence on third-party services, monitoring the status of cloud services is...

May product updates

Let’s recap all the product updates we rolled out in May! Big update: Meet Custom monitors and Incidents! In case you missed it, we’re excited to remind you that StatusGator now supports Custom monitors! These customizable items on your board and status page give you full control over their status via incidents. Custom Monitors have many uses: Internal status pages: Display the status...

Big update: Meet Custom monitors and Incidents!

We know a lot of you have been waiting for this for a while, and we are super exited to announce that StatusGator now supports Custom Monitors. These monitors are items displayed on your board and status page that you control the status of via incidents. What is a Custom Monitor? In comparison to Cloud and Website monitors, a Custom Monitor is a vital component of your status page that you manage...

Now you can pause website monitors!

Keeping track of your website’s performance is crucial, but there are times when you need to temporarily halt monitoring without removing the website from your list. We are excited to introduce a new feature that makes this possible: the “Pause Monitor” option. How to use the “Pause Monitor” feature Pausing website monitoring is simple and intuitive. Follow these steps to...

Status page: Links

New Status page update is here! Now you can enhance your status pages by adding custom links, providing more information and resources right where your audience needs them. Here’s what you can do with this new feature: Link your logo to your website Make your status page a seamless part of your brand’s online presence. Now you can link your status page logo and title to your website, ensuring...

Introducing custom icons for every monitor

Exciting news! We’re rolling out an update: You now have the ability to upload custom icons for any monitor, including service monitors. Previously, you were stuck with the platform-provided icon for services monitors. This enhancement is all about giving you more control and customization. Let’s take a closer look at how this update can enhance look of your board and status page...

Top 20 Web Application Monitoring Tools in 2024

Whether you run your web app or rely on third-party services such as HubSpot, Slack, Basecamp, and Gmail, staying on top of web applications has become a part of many businesses’ daily business activities.  As a result, modern web application monitoring software has become necessary for every company.  Web application monitoring software allows users to monitor and assess various...

Status data API: Now available to all!

We’ve just opened up the StatusGator API to all users on all plans — even the Free plan. Previously, our REST API was a feature only of our higher level plans. But we’ve opened up the API to all plans to allow more people to take advantage of our status data. The API limits vary by plan by are generous enough to employer real-time dashboards and other uses. What can you do with...

The Ultimate Guide To Incident Communication in 2024

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In the digital realm, incidents such as service disruptions and security breaches are inevitable. Incidents affect your customers and stakeholders. Also, incidents pose significant challenges to IT, Ops, DevOps, and customer support teams. As we increasingly depend on digital tools and services, the demand for seamless performance escalates, highlighting the importance of effective incident...