For those who are interested in what everyone else is reading, I would like to share with you a list of the top 10 articles and blogs - in terms of views - on APMdigest for the first half of 2012:
1. Prioritizing Gartner's APM Model
Author: Larry Dragich, Director of Enterprise Application Services at the Auto Club Group
Gartner has defined five dimensions for managing application performance, and this article outlines how the Auto Club Group prioritizes each of these dimensions - based on our experience over the last six years spent fine tuning different facets of the model to better support the business ...
Prioritizing Gartner's APM Model
2. 12 Predictions for 2012
Industry experts from analyst and consulting firms and all the top vendors offer thoughtful, insightful, and sometimes controversial predictions on how Application Performance Management and related BSM and ITSM technologies will change and impact business in 2012 ...
3. 12 Ways to Gain Faster ROI from APM
APM can cost you money or save you money. It all depends on how you approach your deployment. Experts from across the industry have provided the following valuable tips on how you can save money and gain faster ROI on your APM deployment ...
12 Ways to Gain Faster ROI from APM
4. The Myth of the Traditional SysAdmin
Author: Lawrence Garvin, Product Manager for SolarWinds Patch Manager
I think there's a fallacy in the idea that there is any such thing as a ‘traditional’ SysAdmin. I've functioned in the SysAdmin role in many organizations, and many types of IT structures and industries – in every single instance my job description was notably different from the previous and subsequent employer. Different organizations have different needs – sometimes completely irrelevant to the local vs cloud question – sometimes it's just a function of the technological maturity of the organization itself ...
The Myth of the Traditional SysAdmin
5. 10 Cloud Predictions for 2012
As a continuation of the APMdigest list of predictions for 2012, industry experts offer a range of predictions specifically on cloud management, and Application Performance Management in the cloud ...
6. 7 APM Requirements for Cloud-Readiness
Author: Linh Ho, VP of Corporate Marketing, OpTier
It’s no secret that the cloud has forever changed IT. IT is evolving into more distributed, modular, complex architectures. Moving services to the cloud to take advantage of increased agility at a lower cost means taking some risks as there are greater complexities to manage and applications may or may not be in your control. Cloud has essentially changed the game for what’s needed in an enterprise APM solution for today’s modern businesses ...
7 APM Requirements for Cloud-Readiness
7. 10 APM Capabilities Every IT Manager Should Have
Author: Irad Deutsch, CTO at Veracity group, and CTO of MORE IT Resources - MoreVRP
One of the common questions that every IT manager asks on a regular basis is, “Why is my application so slow today when everything was fine yesterday?” APM is the only way to truly answer that question, and it is one of the must-have tools for every IT manager. With this APM imperative in mind, the following are 10 capabilities every IT manager should look for when choosing an APM solution ...
10 APM Capabilities Every IT Manager Should Have
8. 3 Tips for IT: Developing a Competitive Business Skill Set
Author: Jonathan Reeve, Senior Director of Product Management, SolarWinds
As companies look to maintain a competitive advantage, IT professionals are increasingly being charged with adopting a business-focused mindset. The role of an IT manager is no longer simply ensuring that systems and networks are functioning properly – they now need to be adept at anticipating business needs and having a recommendation on how to address them ...
3 Tips for IT: Developing a Competitive Business Skill Set
9. Optimizing IT for Business: The Executive Perspective
Author: Dennis Drogseth, VP at EMA
If you're an IT executive trying to take control of your environment and optimize it for business outcomes — you're likely to be getting a lot of advice from a wide range of glib sources, and very little actual support ...
Optimizing IT for Business: The Executive Perspective
10. Analytics at the Center of the Cloud
Author: Jeffrey Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies and Founder of the Cloud Computing Showplace
Today's Cloud services are enabling organizations of all sizes across a rapidly expanding array of industries to capture data, analyze its implications and disseminate timely insight so end-users and executives can act more effectively ...
Analytics at the Center of the Cloud
There are 10 more great articles rounding out the top 20, and 10 more for the top 30 and so on - too many to list here. Check us out at least once a week to read the latest on APM.
The Latest
In MEAN TIME TO INSIGHT Episode 5, Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research, Network Infrastructure and Operations, at EMA discusses the network source of truth ...
A vast majority (89%) of organizations have rapidly expanded their technology in the past few years and three quarters (76%) say it's brought with it increased "chaos" that they have to manage, according to Situation Report 2024: Managing Technology Chaos from Software AG ...
In 2024 the number one challenge facing IT teams is a lack of skilled workers, and many are turning to automation as an answer, according to IT Trends: 2024 Industry Report ...
Organizations are continuing to embrace multicloud environments and cloud-native architectures to enable rapid transformation and deliver secure innovation. However, despite the speed, scale, and agility enabled by these modern cloud ecosystems, organizations are struggling to manage the explosion of data they create, according to The state of observability 2024: Overcoming complexity through AI-driven analytics and automation strategies, a report from Dynatrace ...
Organizations recognize the value of observability, but only 10% of them are actually practicing full observability of their applications and infrastructure. This is among the key findings from the recently completed Logz.io 2024 Observability Pulse Survey and Report ...
Businesses must adopt a comprehensive Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) strategy, says Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT analyst research firm. This strategy is crucial to bridge the significant observability gap within today's complex IT infrastructures. The recommendation is particularly timely, given that 99% of enterprises are expanding their use of the Internet as a primary connectivity conduit while facing challenges due to the inefficiency of multiple, disjointed monitoring tools, according to Modern Enterprises Must Boost Observability with Internet Performance Monitoring, a new report from EMA and Catchpoint ...
Choosing the right approach is critical with cloud monitoring in hybrid environments. Otherwise, you may drive up costs with features you don’t need and risk diminishing the visibility of your on-premises IT ...
Consumers ranked the marketing strategies and missteps that most significantly impact brand trust, which 73% say is their biggest motivator to share first-party data, according to The Rules of the Marketing Game, a 2023 report from Pantheon ...
Digital experience monitoring is the practice of monitoring and analyzing the complete digital user journey of your applications, websites, APIs, and other digital services. It involves tracking the performance of your web application from the perspective of the end user, providing detailed insights on user experience, app performance, and customer satisfaction ...
