Releasesby IbisSynthetic Monitoring folders are now Generally Available
GAyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 9, 2026
In June 2026, we announced the public preview release of folders in Synthetic Monitoring . With folders, you can group checks by team, service, or environment so the right checks are always easy to find and act on a whole group at once instead of one check at a time. Folders in Synthetic Monitoring are now generally available.
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