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Why Ping-Based Uptime Checks Are Failing Modern SaaS Architectures

calendar_today August 31, 2026 person Arun Kulkarni domain dzone

In the early days of the web, monitoring availability was simple: a server either responded to a ping, or it didn’t. HTTP checks tightened that up a little — a 200 OK meant the dashboard turned green, and everyone assumed things were fine. That assumption doesn’t really hold anymore, though.

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