Digital experience monitoring (DEM) is essential for organizations striving to meet the rising expectations for seamless digital experiences, which are crucial for customer satisfaction and business success. DEM involves monitoring and analyzing digital interactions across various channels using real user monitoring, synthetic monitoring, network monitoring, and application performance monitoring, providing end-to-end visibility of the user journey. This enables IT operations to quickly detect and resolve performance issues, improving user experiences and aligning digital services with business objectives. Implementing effective DEM strategies comes with challenges such as complex ecosystems and data overload, but these can be addressed with IT process improvements and organizational alignment. Best practices for DEM include reviewing key user journeys, defining monitoring goals, establishing baseline metrics, and leveraging synthetic and real-time monitoring, as well as enhancing visibility with session replays and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Tools like Dynatrace offer AI-driven, automated insights into user experiences, empowering teams with a single source of truth to optimize performance and drive business results.