ApproveThis manages your Pinghome Integration approvals.

When Monitoring Meets Approval Power

Let’s get real: if your servers crash at 2AM, you don’t want Joe from accounting waking up to 37 Slack pings about restarting a database. That’s why pairing Pinghome’s real-time infrastructure monitoring with ApproveThis’ approval automation isn’t just smart – it’s survival mode for anyone running critical systems.

Pinghome watches your tech stack like a hawk. ApproveThis makes sure the right humans react immediately when something breaks. Together, they turn “Oh crap, the site’s down” into a controlled process where approvals happen fast – even if your lead DevOps engineer is currently snorkeling in Bali.

Why This Combo Works for Mid-Sized Companies

Companies between 50-5k employees hit a sweet spot: complex enough to need structure, but small enough that manual approvals still creep in. Let’s break the benefits:

For IT/DevOps Teams

Imagine this: Pinghome detects a server cluster overheating. Instead of frantic Zoom calls, ApproveThis automatically:

• Routes shutdown approval to the on-call engineer
• If no response in 5 mins, escalates to cloud architect
• Logs the entire decision chain for compliance

All while your team’s actually fixing the problem instead of chasing signatures.

For Finance & Procurement

Auto-scaling cloud costs got you paranoid? Set ApproveThis thresholds so any infrastructure spend increase over 15% requires CFO sign-off before Pinghome’s monitoring even flags the change. Yes, you can prevent budget surprises instead of just reacting to them.

Real-World Use Cases That Don’t Suck

Generic “faster approvals” talk is boring. Here’s how actual teams use this integration:

E-Commerce: Black Friday Proofing

A 300-person retailer combines Pinghome’s traffic spike alerts with ApproveThis’ emergency budget approvals. When their product page CDN hits 90% capacity:

1. Pinghome triggers an alert
2. ApproveThis auto-generates a cloud scaling request
3. CTO gets an email they can approve from their phone

Result: They scaled server capacity 83% faster during 2023’s sales – without overprovisioning costs.

SaaS Companies: Client-Facing Incident Management

When Pinghome detects a client’s dedicated instance going down, ApproveThis routes approval for:

• Emergency maintenance windows
• Credits/refunds if downtime exceeds SLA

Key detail: Client success managers don’t need Pinghome logins to approve compensation – just an email. Huge for agencies managing multiple client infrastructures.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

Zapier’s the glue here. Basic flow:

1. Create Zapier connection between Pinghome and ApproveThis
2. Set trigger: “State Change” in Pinghome
3. Action: “Create Request” in ApproveThis
4. Map Pinghome alert details to ApproveThis fields

Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-add severity levels based on Pinghome’s metrics. Makes routing rules stupid simple.

Features You’ll Actually Use

Beyond basic approvals, this combo unlocks:

Email Approvals That Don’t Feel Like 1998

ApproveThis sends clean, mobile-friendly approval emails with one-click decisions. Critical when your network admin needs to approve a firewall change from their kid’s soccer game.

Vacation Delegation That Works

Pinghome doesn’t care if your cloud architect is offline. ApproveThis auto-reassigns approvals after 2 missed requests. No more “Sorry, I was on PTO” delays.

Thresholds for Control Freaks

Example: Auto-approve server reboots under 5 minutes downtime. Require VP sign-off for anything longer. Lets junior ops handle small fires without risking big mistakes.

Who Wins With This Integration?

IT Directors

Finally prove compliance without manually tracking every approval. Real-time dashboards show exactly who approved what action – audit-ready from day one.

Finance Teams

Cap surprise cloud bills by requiring pre-approvals for any infrastructure scaling. Bonus: ApproveThis logs all decisions for quarterly cost reviews.

External Clients

Agencies can give clients approval power over their own infrastructure changes without sharing full Pinghome access. Clients get transparency; you keep control.

Common Objections (And Why They’re Wrong)

“We already use Pinghome alerts in Slack.”
Cool. Now add accountability – approve/deny actions directly from alerts with a full decision trail.

“Our approval process is too complex.”
ApproveThis handles 7+ step approvals with conditional logic. If you can whiteboard it, you can automate it.

Getting Started Without the BS

No “contact sales” runaround. Register for ApproveThis, connect Pinghome via Zapier, and build your first workflow in 23 minutes (yes, we timed it).

Prefer a guided walkthrough? Book a 15-minute demo where we’ll show how to handle a simulated server outage approval process. No sales pitch – just practical steps.

The Bottom Line

Pinghome tells you when something breaks. ApproveThis ensures the right fix happens fast. Together, they’re the insurance policy your ops team actually wants to use.