Root-Cause Analysis Software in Website Management

A lot of webmasters will simply apply a patch to a bugged system and deal with the real problem later. This is not always the good way to deal with the real issue at hand. What is needed is to get at the core of the problem. There are tools out there that will help resolve problems at the root. This is necessary since many websites have back-end databases and old applications that prevent the webmaster from truly diagnosing the problem.

 

Here are software programs that many technicians use to fix common problems with their websites:

 

·        AppSight: AppSight from Identity Software, Inc., finds bad or corrupt DLLs and re-writes them if necessary. This may take time but at least it does find the problem and restores service.

·        SuperAgent: SuperAgent from NetQoS Inc. is great on slow databases, or lost connections. This is a monitoring package that looks at all connections and when it finds a bad one, it traces the problem until it finds the source.

·        Fenway: Here is a program from Dirig Software, Inc., that monitors the performance of the web server to make sure everything works the way it should. If there is a problem, it searches for the problem till it finds it.

 

These programs are good, but the problem with them is they take up space on the server and processor time. Other than that they are good at tracking down the root causes of problems with web servers and websites. This way your website continues to run at the speed it should.

 

Here are good website management providers that will help maintain your site for you:

 

·        Web Management Group: This group knows what your website presence is all about and their only concern is making sure your site is properly maintained and gains the exposure your site expects. To learn more about them just go to http://www.webmanagementgroup.com/services.asp.

·        NimBus: If you are looking for a good monitoring solution, NimBus is the company who can do it for you. They can monitor your site around the clock to make sure it runs smoothly as it should. To learn more about them just go to http://www.nimsoft.com/environments/web-site-monitoring2.shtml.

·        LinkScan: LinkScan is known as an industrial-strength link checking and monitoring system and website management tool. You can’t run a website without using LinkScan. To learn more about them go to http://www.elsop.com/linkscan/.