Application performance management (APM), is the discipline within systems management that focuses on monitoring and managing the performance and availability of software applications. APM is the translation of IT metrics into business meaning (value). This discipline looks at workflow and related IT tools deployed to detect, diagnose, and report on application performance issues to ensure that it meets or exceeds the expectations of end-users and the business. Application performance relates to how fast transactions are completed on behalf of, or information is delivered to the end user by the application via a particular network, application and/or web services infrastructure.
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