System and method for sharing web performance monitoring data

A technical system for sharing web monitoring data collected by a web monitoring service provider on behalf of a plurality of web monitoring accounts, the system comprising:

• a monitoring network including a plurality of monitoring servers configured to monitor a target via a data communication network to generate and store web monitoring data;
• a controlling server communicatively coupled via a data communication network with the plurality of monitoring servers in said monitoring network, the controlling server having access to said stored web monitoring data, wherein the controlling server hosts a plurality of monitoring accounts;
• a sharing module executable on the controlling server, the sharing module configured to maintain sharing data related to the plurality of monitoring accounts;
• wherein the controlling server is further configured to receive a request for shared web monitoring data and grant or deny said request in accordance with said sharing data.

A technical system for sharing web monitoring data with a recipient account of a web monitoring service, the web monitoring data collected by the web monitoring service provider on behalf of an owner account of the web monitoring service, the system comprising:

• means for monitoring a target via a communication network, said means including a plurality of monitoring servers configured to generate and store web monitoring data responsive to said monitoring of the target;
• means for hosting a plurality of monitoring accounts, said means including a controlling server communicatively coupled via a data communication network with the plurality of monitoring servers;
• means for maintaining sharing data collected by one or more web monitoring modules in accordance with one or more monitoring accounts;
• means for determining whether to grant or deny a request for shared web monitoring data in accordance with said sharing data;
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• means for providing shared web monitoring data in response to said request and a determination to grant said request.