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We put the bot on the shoulder of our competitors.: How automatic price monitoring has become our main weapon
Introduction: The Silent War of Algorithmic Pricing Intelligence
In the hyper-competitive landscape of modern e-commerce, pricing isn't just strategy—it's warfare conducted at network speeds. At Robot Hoster, we learned this the hard way when we first noticed competitors mirroring our price adjustments within minutes, not days. This wasn't ...
How we hired spy bots: how we tracked competitors’ prices and took customers from under their noses
Why We Needed Spy Bots: The Data Arms Race in E-Commerce
In the cutthroat world of digital commerce, competitive intelligence isn't just useful - it's existential. At Robot Hoster, we discovered early that waiting for quarterly competitor reports was like bringing a knife to a gunfight. The market ...
The Rise of Headless Browsers in Web Automation
In recent years, headless browsers have gained significant traction in the realm of web automation. These browsers run without a graphical user interface (GUI), allowing for faster execution of tasks and more efficient resource utilization. This article explores the rise of headless browsers, their benefits, and the ...
Best Practices for Using Datacenter Proxies in Web Scraping
Web scraping has become an essential technique for businesses seeking to gather data, analyze market trends, and monitor competitors. However, the process is often fraught with challenges, such as IP bans and rate limits. To navigate these hurdles effectively, employing datacenter proxies is vital. This article outlines ...
How to Integrate Datacenter Proxies with Selenium for Web Automation
Web automation has become an indispensable tool for developers and businesses looking to streamline processes, enhance productivity, and gather data efficiently. Selenium, a popular framework for automating web applications, enables users to control web browsers programmatically. However, when it comes to web scraping or automated tasks, the ...
How to Use Datacenter Proxies for Ad Verification
In the competitive landscape of digital advertising, ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of online advertisements is paramount. Ad verification has emerged as a critical process that allows businesses to confirm that their ads are displayed correctly, reach the intended audience, and comply with advertising standards. Datacenter proxies ...
The use of hosting for electronic businesses: practical examples
Advanced Hosting Solutions for E-Commerce: Architecture, Optimization, and Real-World Case Studies
Introduction: The Critical Role of Hosting in Modern E-Commerce
The digital commerce landscape has evolved into a hyper-competitive environment where milliseconds of latency or minutes of downtime can translate into millions in lost revenue. At Robot Hoster, our ...
Use case: automating tasks using VPS
Understanding the Role of VDS in Enterprise Automation
Virtual Dedicated Servers (VDS) have evolved beyond simple virtualized environments into powerful tools for automating complex, resource-intensive tasks. Unlike traditional VPS solutions, which often struggle with scalability under heavy workloads, modern VDS architectures leverage high-performance NVMe storage, multi-core CPU allocations, ...
How VPS Accelerates Application Development for Startups
The Role of Virtualized Infrastructure in Modern Development
In the hyper-competitive startup ecosystem, time-to-market is often the difference between success and obsolescence. Virtual Private Servers (VPS) have evolved from being mere cost-effective alternatives to bare-metal into a strategic tool for rapid prototyping, scaling, and deployment. At Robot Hoster, ...
Examples of using servers for real-time data processing
High-Performance Infrastructure for Real-Time Analytics
Hardware Requirements for Low-Latency Processing
Real-time analytics systems demand server-grade hardware with multi-socket architectures, preferably using EPYC or Xeon Scalable processors with high core counts. We're talking about machines with 512GB+ DDR4 ECC RAM running at 3200MHz or faster to minimize memory latency. Storage ...