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Response time is the total amount of time you waited for something you asked for. If you have response time data, there are some really interesting questions you can answer about the total amount of time spent waiting and theoretical max throughput that can be achieved. Here we will look at a couple of them ...
While 75% of the top 100 retail websites employ a Content Delivery Network (CDN), the median home page takes a full second longer to become interactive than the median page that does not use a CDN ...
In my previous blog, CMDB System Use Cases - Part One, I discussed use cases such as Change Impact Management and Change Automation, and Asset Management and Financial Optimization. In this follow-up blog I cover two more CMDB use cases ...
The least effective way to begin a CMDB deployment is to simply assume that by having the software in place and feeding it with assorted data you're building a system that will magically bring you value. That's why I like to stress "relevance" and "use case" when planning a CMDB initiative. The following is a summary of CMDB/CMS-related use-cases based on observations from real deployments ...
The PADS Framework, for Performance Analytics and Decision Support, represents a more holistic approach to adaptive, proactive and predictive operational data management and analysis. The framework links advanced performance management and big data analytics technologies to enable organizations to gain deep and real-time visibility into, and predictive intelligence from, increasingly complex virtualized and mobile systems across the entire application delivery chain ...
A new Performance Analytics and Decision Support (PADS) framework linking advanced performance management and big data analytics technologies will emerge in 2014 ...
With consumers engaging more directly with businesses through mobile and social media, more than 60 percent of CIOs will focus more heavily on improving the customer experience and getting closer to customers, according to a new report released by IBM ...
Our relationship with technology is changing rapidly. It is becoming more intimate and personal, meaning that datacenter centric monitoring approaches that focus on availability and performance alone, while still essential, are only the beginning of what is required for a holistic technology monitoring strategy ...
IT Central Station is a fast-growing professional social network for enterprise IT professionals to share knowledge and expertise. Reading reviews on IT Central Station are a valuable source to understand the challenges that other companies are facing today when managing application performance and choosing the right APM vendor to address their needs. The following are three themes I have seen discussed in some of our recent APM reviews ...
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 ...
