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Synthetic Monitoring
7.1What Is Synthetic Monitoring?Synthetic monitoring means running automated tests continuously against production -- not just during deployments, but 24/7. These are not…7.2Synthetic Monitoring Architecture7.3Playwright Synthetic Monitor Script7.4Running Synthetics as a Cron Job in CI7.5Designing Effective Synthetic Tests1. Use dedicated test data. Create a "synthetic-test-product" that is always in stock, never on sale, and easily identified in analytics…7.6Synthetic Monitoring Platforms- Checkly is the best choice for teams already using Playwright, as it runs Playwright scripts natively - Datadog Synthetic integrates…7.7Metrics to Track from Synthetic MonitoringSynthetic monitoring is the night watch of your production environment. When your team is asleep, synthetic tests are verifying that…