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A well-oiled Application Performance Management (APM) solution comes from correlating bottom-up monitoring (infrastructure monitoring) with insights from top-down monitoring (real-time application monitoring) all within the context of the end-user-experience (EUE). But from what angle should we be looking at APM as it relates to IT strategy?
The market for Application Performance Management (APM) solutions continues to expand on the strength of innovation within the APM industry, resulting in new-generation tools, and also as a result of major shifts in IT usage around mobile and cloud, leading to demand for new APM capabilities. To help IT decision-makers choose the right solution for their needs, the Ovum Decision Matrix on APM takes 10 of the leading APM solutions, evaluates and compares them side-by-side ...
Here are some monitoring solution predictions I expect during 2014 to help with the call to action that I have summarized from my report ...
My top level advice is that during 2014, I&O has to concentrate on monitoring business technology which serves external customers. In fact this is not just a call for I&O professionals but also the rest of the business including marketing and eBusiness professionals. Why? Well just take a look at the near weekly media reports on "computer glitches" during 2013. These glitches meant lost revenue but more seriously impacted the brand image. Technology fuels business and this means that monitoring has to be a strategic business concern. So to avoid your company being the next computer glitch headline you should ...
Pages of the top 500 retail websites are not only bigger, but slower than ever and not meeting the demands of online shoppers ...
In spite of the array of confusing opinions, bad press, and general contentiousness that has recently surrounded Configuration Management Database (CMDB) deployments, EMA is seeing a resurgence of interest in both the CMDB and the more federated Configuration Management System (CMS) ...
Executives are spending up to 85% of their IT budget just "keeping the lights on" – and say their businesses are being held back as a result, according to a new report by Automic ...
Nearly 50% of consumers will delete a mobile app if they encounter a bug, according to a survey conducted SmartBear ...
Organizations are creating, accessing and using more sources and types of information than ever before. This trend, combined with the increasing need to understand how data is being used within a company, is driving the need for chief data officers (CDOs). Gartner predicts that by 2015, 25 percent of large global organizations will have appointed CDOs ...
IT Analytics is a main topic of conversation in many of the monitoring and APM briefings and inquiries that I have taken part in last year. If you are reviewing solutions or looking to make decisions in regards to your analytics strategy then here are some points to take into consideration based on solutions I have seen ...
Network speed deeply impacts consumers at every phase of the transaction process, particularly users of mobile devices, according to a new report by Radware ...
Maybe it's too early to call it but I think 2014 really could be The Year of APM ...
APM now comes with a paparazzi of peddlers trying to sell you something, and hucksters who are preaching how to reach the promised land of performance through marketing glossies ...
I am proud to say that the reaction to our list of APM predictions has been great this year. All of our experts had a week to send me their predictions but many of them sent their input within a day or two of the request. Everyone is anxious and excited to talk about what they think APM has in store for 2014, and I would say this is indicative of the type of year we can expect to have in this industry next year ...
Application Performance Mindset is not a tool or process; rather it's a thought perspective leading to the conclusion that customers demand – having moved past expectation to intolerance – exceptionally high performing, always-on, easy to access, smooth navigating applications. Whether internal customers are using enterprise applications or external customers are hitting the company website, the demand remains and it's a business challenge that the CIO and IT team must meet ...
Despite clear recognition of the business need, most IT and marketing organizations are still a long way off from true collaboration, according to a new Forrester study ...
I believe that the foundation to good business technology management is your monitoring strategy, and a couple of weeks ago my report Guarantee Business Value From Technology Monitoring went live on Forrester’s website. The report outlines a blueprint for holistic business technology monitoring based on my own practitioner experience in this space plus a number of primary research interviews that I carried out in July and August this year ...
Apps are not being monitored due to expense, time, and difficulty, and end-to-end and unified coverage are lacking, according to a new CopperEgg survey of 150 IT professionals. Check out the Infographic ...
Predicting the performance perils from application deployments requires more than just a toolset, but a mindset that is open to multiple inputs and continuous improvement. Acquiring an appreciation for an application monitoring taxonomy will be useful when gathering end user requirements for an APM implementation. Understanding the nuances between active and passive monitoring within this paradigm will help facilitate a more focused approach for technology selection ...
Mobile users are unhappy with mobile site performance status quo and are increasingly demanding on mobile experience expectations, according to Radware's latest report, 2013 State of the Union: Mobile Ecommerce Performance ...
