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Black Friday traffic exposes gaps in observability strategies

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What’s the problem with Black Friday traffic? If the mantra in sales is “Always be closing,” the mantra for online retail storefronts is “Always be online.”. Why Black Friday traffic threatens customer experience. Peak loads can overload and crash retailer websites and derail customer interactions. Dynatrace news.

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2023 Black Friday and Cyber Monday retail and e-commerce IT performance observations

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Over the years, I have watched and written about online retail and e-commerce IT performance. What I have seen is a maturing of the online retail channels when it comes to delivering customer experiences. This year we saw few, if any, major issues with online retailers. This is where many retailers have matured over the years.

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Customer expectations for retail: Beyond digital experience

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This is typically the first thing that comes to mind for IT professionals working in the retail industry when evaluating holiday readiness. CEOs of hybrid retailers prioritize e-commerce growth over in-store shopping, investing heavily in their online storefronts. That lesson remains important. Multi-channel logistics.

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Five questions with Forrester Analyst: The state of the UK Retail landscape

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For retail, in particular, the crisis has forced many to accelerate the execution of strategic plans for digital customer experience and operational excellence. Consumers may be more likely to interact more “digitally” with brands going forward, and online sales are expected to make up a greater proportion of overall retail sales.

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The new normal of digital experience delivery – lessons learned from monitoring mission-critical websites during COVID-19

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Over the last two month s, w e’ve monito red key sites and applications across industries that have been receiving surges in traffic , including government, health insurance, retail, banking, and media. The following day, a normally mundane Wednesday , traffic soared to 128,000 sessions.

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COVID-19 and Digital Services: An Action Plan for the Unexpected

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While most government agencies and commercial enterprises have digital services in place, the current volume of usage — including traffic to critical employment, health and retail/eCommerce services — has reached levels that many organizations have never seen before or tested against. So how do you know what to prepare for?

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Six causes of major software outages–And how to avoid them

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Possible scenarios A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack overwhelms servers with traffic, making a website or service unavailable. Possible scenarios A retail website crashes during a major sale event due to a surge in traffic. These attacks can be orchestrated by hackers, cybercriminals, or even state actors.

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