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Improved service search

Finding services is now easier and more accurate. You can search for a service by its component name. For instance, if you want to monitor Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign etc, which is part of Adobe creative cloud services, you can quickly find it using our improved search. Additionally, you can choose to monitor specific components exclusively. By navigating to the service settings, locating...

February product updates

It’s time to announce February updates in StatusGator. Let’s see what we’ve been working on: Status page auto refresh Stay up-to-date with automatic page refreshes for immediate awareness of any changes or incidents, ensuring you always have the latest status updates without manual refreshes. Choose from different intervals such as 1, 5, 30 minutes, or 1 hour. Improved content...

The Top K12 Software and Tools for IT System Administrators in 2024

K12 software for IT system administrators

K-12 school districts may use 40+ different K-12 software and platforms – from communication tools like Zoom to learning management systems (LMS) such as Instructure or Clever. K-12 software is designed to alleviate a strain on typically small IT departments. Thus, some software was even built by ex-K12 system administrators, such as One To One Plus, to help schools deal with their unique...

The Best 40+ Resources, Tools, Websites, Forums, and Communities for K-12 System Administrators

Specialized resources for K-12 sysadmins can provide targeted solutions and insights tailored to the unique challenges of educational IT environments. These resources, ranging from K-12 forums and blogs to specific management tools, offer knowledge on best practices, emerging technologies, and troubleshooting strategies directly applicable to schools. Firstly, there are software and platforms...

70 Facts and Stats on AWS in 2024

AWS facts and stats

Amazon Web Services is one of the most popular services that StatusGator users subscribe to so they can be among the first to learn if AWS or any of its components or regions experience downtime. Previously, we already explored the least reliable AWS Region, and we continue to explore the most popular cloud computing platform. Here are facts on Amazon Web Services as of 2024 split into categories...

Text status page

We just released a nerdy new feature for all the terminal users out there: You can see your status page in a terminal-friendly text format just by cURLing your status page URL directly from your command line. For example: $ curl Your monitors and their statuses will be displayed in a simple, easy-to-read format. We’d love to know what you think of this feature and if you want more terminal...

New compact status page layout option

If you have a long list of monitors to keep track of, we’ve got you covered. We’ve added a 3-column option for a more condensed view, enabling you and your team to efficiently scan through your monitors on the status page with ease. You can choose any of the layout options as your default, but individual users can still choose their own theme which is remembered. Let’s review...