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Optimizing the end-user experience: How to perform a browser check in Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring

Bukola Ayodele   ·   3 Jun 2025   ·   5 min read

Optimizing the end-user experience: How to perform a browser check in Grafana Cloud Synthetic...

Learn how to perform a browser check in Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring to simulate user interactions with your website and ensure the best...

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Monitor the full end-user experience: k6 browser checks in Synthetic Monitoring are generally available

Virginia Cepeda   ·   1 May 2025   ·   4 min read

Monitor the full end-user experience: k6 browser checks in Synthetic Monitoring are generally...

With k6 browser checks in Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring, you can gain an even deeper understanding of performance and availability from your end...

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How to perform a ping check with Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring

Bukola Ayodele   ·   27 Feb 2025   ·   4 min read

How to perform a ping check with Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring

Ping checks are an essential part of synthetic monitoring, providing visibility into network performance and availability. Here’s how to perform one...

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Databases and SLOs: How to apply service level objectives to your databases with synthetic monitoring

Wilfried Roset   ·   24 Jan 2025   ·   8 min read

Databases and SLOs: How to apply service level objectives to your databases with synthetic...

By applying SLOs to databases, operations teams can effectively respond to customers' needs while keeping the right focus on quality of service.

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The evolution of Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring: new features, pricing updates, and more

Mark Meier   ·   2 Dec 2024   ·   5 min read

The evolution of Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring: new features, pricing updates, and more

Here’s a look back at the big updates we’ve made to Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring this year, including the addition of multiHTTP and k6 scripted...

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5 tips to write better browser tests for performance testing and synthetic monitoring

Chris Bedwell   ·   21 Nov 2024   ·   21 min read

5 tips to write better browser tests for performance testing and synthetic monitoring

Here are five best practices to write browser test scripts and integrate them into your workflow using Grafana k6, Grafana Cloud k6, or Grafana Cloud...

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Grafana Cloud updates: k6 browser checks in Synthetic Monitoring, an easier way to share dashboards, and more

Kristin Knapp   ·   16 Oct 2024   ·   6 min read

Grafana Cloud updates: k6 browser checks in Synthetic Monitoring, an easier way to share dashboards,...

Here’s a closer look at some of the latest and greatest features in Grafana Cloud, including k6 browser checks in Synthetic Monitoring and a new...

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Grafana Cloud updates: revamped Synthetic Monitoring, improvements to Kubernetes Monitoring, and more

Kristin Knapp   ·   16 May 2024   ·   5 min read

Grafana Cloud updates: revamped Synthetic Monitoring, improvements to Kubernetes Monitoring, and...

Catch up on all the latest and greatest features released this month in our fully managed Grafana Cloud observability platform.

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Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring: How to simulate user journeys to ensure the best possible end-user experience

Peter Schretlen   ·   1 May 2024   ·   11 min read

Grafana Cloud Synthetic Monitoring: How to simulate user journeys to ensure the best possible...

Learn how Synthetic Monitoring, powered by Grafana k6, creates multi-step synthetics to simulate complex transactions and end-user journeys.

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Protect PII and add geolocation data: Monitoring legacy systems with Grafana

Mattias Segerdahl   ·   14 Mar 2023   ·   8 min read

Protect PII and add geolocation data: Monitoring legacy systems with Grafana

Learn how to use Grafana Cloud to monitor legacy systems in a way that protects user privacy and adds geolocation data to the logs.

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Best practices for alerting on Synthetic Monitoring metrics in Grafana Cloud

Suraj Nath   ·   10 Mar 2022   ·   5 min read

Best practices for alerting on Synthetic Monitoring metrics in Grafana Cloud

Avoid false or flapping alerts with this guide to alerting best practices for the Synthetic Monitoring app in Grafana Cloud.

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How traceroute in the Synthetic Monitoring plugin for Grafana Cloud helps network troubleshooting

Russ DuBrock   ·   31 Jan 2022   ·   3 min read

How traceroute in the Synthetic Monitoring plugin for Grafana Cloud helps network troubleshooting

Use the traceroute feature in the Synthetic Monitoring plugin in Grafana Cloud to learn more about what’s happening between your end users and app...

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Top 5 user-requested synthetic monitoring alerts in Grafana Cloud

Suraj Nath   ·   11 Jan 2022   ·   7 min read

Top 5 user-requested synthetic monitoring alerts in Grafana Cloud

Grafana Cloud users frequently ask about these five synthetic monitoring alert expressions. Here's how to build alerts for them.

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What's new in Grafana Cloud for September 2021: New panels, query caching, synthetic monitoring updates, and more

Ali Gerrard   ·   14 Sep 2021   ·   6 min read

What's new in Grafana Cloud for September 2021: New panels, query caching, synthetic monitoring...

All the latest Grafana Cloud features that help users customize their data and dashboards.

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How to set up synthetic monitoring at scale with Grafana Cloud

Michelle Tan   ·   15 Jul 2021   ·   3 min read

How to set up synthetic monitoring at scale with Grafana Cloud

Grofers Software Development Engineer Yashvardhan Kukreja demos how to set up the Grafana synthetic monitoring plugin in less than 5 minutes.

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