
As web applications have grown increasingly vital to building a healthy business and achieving
competitive advantages, application performance management (APM) has become a wellestablished
discipline. Yet several factors are driving the need for a new approach to APM. Major
innovations in the IT landscape, mounting pressure for more rapid, iterative development
processes, and significant economic factors have all contributed to making traditional methods of
APM increasingly obsolete. Next-generation APM solutions are needed to ensure the health and
availability of web applications now and in the future. The on-demand, SaaS delivery model
meets the requirements of todayʼs businesses for reliable, high-performance applications
deployed in modern environments, while also providing significant economic advantages.