Keynote Web Site Perspective & Keynote Transaction Perspective. Keynote Systems, (800) KEYNOTE, (650) 403-2400. www.keynote.com
The initial console is simple but functional and got us quickly to the data collection. The front page of this interface shows each defined test and scrollable actions for each. For example, for each test you can create a report, edit the test, run an on-demand real-time test, show the status as of the last poll or manage the notifications.
Data is retained for four weeks, but when we selected time periods by actual dates we were able to go back two months. Elk Fork doesn't charge for the additional storage but doesn't guarantee it either.
ElkMonitor. Elk Fork Technologies, (866) 355-3675, (828) 682-2843. www.elkmonitor.com
We found the service easy to administer, and it didn't take a lot of work to get going. We also found the site easy to navigate; it's split into segments for status, diagnostics, setup, transactions, alerts and notifications.
Elk Fork's ElkMonitor is simple to use and offers good value. That said, it's definitely a second-tier service in line with AlertSite and Dotcom-Monitor.com. We were impressed with the fact that the data collected by ElkMonitor rivaled that received from Gomez and Keynote. But Elk Fork needs to add monitoring locations.
Our impression of AlertSite can be summed up with the word good. AlertSite offers good service insight, data collection, pricing and monitoring locations. Its service is straightforward to use and gave us a quick sense about our site's current status while providing adequate details.
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