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Cloud application performance management: Doing the job right
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Reap cloud benefits more with cloud APM
In this tip, contributor Tom Nolle offers practical advice on using cloud APM to reap the greatest gains from cloud computing. Read Now
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Tips for effective cloud APM
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What to do when cloud services and apps fail
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Editor's note
Just as with other infrastructures, application performance is a key metric in most cloud environments. But many companies aren't yet using cloud application performance management or monitoring tools -- or aren't using them effectively.
This guide, packed with information from SearchCloudApplications.com and other TechTarget sites, offers a multifaceted view of cloud application performance management, including real-life examples of the approach in action. Read the articles, browse the glossary and view the video to learn about using cloud application performance management to achieve optimal performance and availability.
1Cloud APM tools
What are the necessary cloud APM tools? How effective are they? What is the difference between a service and a tool? Learn about cloud APM tools in this section.
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Cloud necessity: APM tools
SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell talks to APM experts about considerations for decision makers when evaluating APM tools for their cloud-based applications. Read Now
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Adding APM monitoring tools to system management
Application performance is a key metric for cloud infrastructures. But few companies use application performance monitoring tools or use them well. Read Now
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APM tools clean up an IT mess
Vodafone Ireland fixed up a disjointed IT staff and increased customer satisfaction after implementing HP's APM tools. Read Now
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Cloud APM: Better as a service or as a tool?
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2Cloud APM expert video
Learn how to best optimize cloud application performance management with advice from industry experts.
3Cloud app performance terms
What exactly is application performance management? Fine-tune your knowledge with this glossary of terms relevant to the topic of cloud app performance.
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App
App is an abbreviated form of the word "application." An application is a software program. Read Now
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Application
An application, also referred to as an application program or application software, is a computer software package that performs a specific function directly for an end user or, in some cases, for another application. Read Now
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Application delivery controller
An application delivery controller (ADC) is a network component that manages and optimizes how client machines connect to web and enterprise application servers. Read Now
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Application monitoring, application performance monitoring
Application performance monitoring (APM) is software designed to help IT administrators ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a quality user experience. Read Now
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Application program interface (API)
An application program interface (API) is code that allows two software programs to communicate with each other. Read Now
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Cloud application
A cloud application, or cloud app, is a software program where cloud-based and local components work together. Read Now
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Cloud application performance management (CAPM)
Cloud application performance management (CAPM or cloud APM) is the process of monitoring resources that support application program performance in private and hybrid cloud environments. Read Now
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Cloud computing
Cloud computing is a general term for anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. These services are broadly divided into three categories: Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Read Now
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Cloud provider
A cloud service provider, or CSP, is a company that offers some component of cloud computing -- typically infrastructure as a service, software as a service or platform as a service -- to other businesses or individuals. Read Now
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Cloud services
Cloud services is an umbrella term that may refer to a variety of resources provided over the internet, or to professional services that support the deployment of such cloud-based resources. Read Now
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End user
In information technology, the term end user is used to distinguish the person for whom a hardware or software product is designed from the developers, installers, and servicers of the product. Read Now
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Hybrid cloud
Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment that uses a mix of on-premises, private cloud and third-party, public cloud services with orchestration between the two platforms. Read Now
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IT consumerization
IT consumerization is the blending of personal and business use of technology devices and applications. Gartner traced the trend to the dot-com collapse, when enterprise IT budgets shrank and many IT vendors shifted focus to the potentially bigger consumer IT markets. The result has been a change in the way technology enters the marketplace. Read Now
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Private cloud
Private cloud is a type of cloud computing that delivers similar advantages to public cloud, including scalability and self-service, but through a proprietary architecture. Read Now
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Public cloud
A public cloud is one based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), applications or storage, available to the general public over the internet. Read Now