Mar 2010
Network-Based Application Performance Management

The state of network and systems management has changed subtly over the past five years or so. Applications, which were once thought to be dependent on systems management, turned out to be more cooperative with network-collected data. This sector of the market therefore turns out to be the key to solving a problem that stumped a number of early efforts.

The principal goal that most network management vendors claim to seek for CIOs, network managers and application managers is to make measurable and substantial contributions to the business processes that support and streamline the enterprise. Much of the time these contributions will consist of improvements to certain key applications, but it’s important to keep in mind that improving the application as such isn’t the goal – improving the business process is. Basic network analyzers are under pressure from free and open source suppliers, but analyzers that can provide application-relevant, action-oriented information are in a strong position.

This report examines the state of the market for network-based application performance management, including a discussion of the key concepts and elements of network management, as well as analysis of specific products and vendors.

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