What are the different techniques for implementing APM solutions?
There are three different techniques for deploying APM based solutions. Agent Based – The most commonly understood approach is to install management agents on application servers and or desktops to gather management information that can be processed by a centralized management station. If properly deployed, this technique can provide a detailed understanding of the applications availability and interaction with system level resources. While this approach can be comprehensive if fully deployed, it is generally expensive and difficult to administer. Synthetic Transactions Born out of the testing industry, a synthetic transaction tool generates simulated end-user transactions to assess the availability and performance of an application. This approach can be very effective in assessing the availability of an application, but cannot provide an accurate view of application performance or usability. Transaction Analysis A network based approach that gathers an analyzing application and protoc
