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The latest News and Information on Application Performance Monitoring and related technologies.

Datadog receives a "Leader" distinction in Gartner's 2021 Magic Quadrant for APM

This week, Gartner published the 2021 Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring, which positions vendors according to their ability to execute and the completeness of their vision. This year, Datadog placed higher and further in both categories to move from our previous “Visionary” distinction, which we received the first time we were included on the Quadrant, into the “Leader” quadrant.

Datadog On Agent Integration Development

To make sure that customers are getting the most out of the platform in the least amount of time, Datadog maintains more than 400 built-in integrations. These integrations collect metrics, events, and logs from a diverse set of sources: databases, source control, bug tracking tools, cloud providers, automation tools, and more. How do we make sure that all those integrations are properly tested, updated for new features, and delivered to millions of hosts?

Elastic named a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring

We’re excited to announce that Elastic has been named a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring. We are thrilled with the Visionary placement and believe that it validates our differentiated approach to delivering a modern application performance monitoring solution, powered by the Elastic Stack. Download the complimentary report to see how Gartner evaluates the market, and why they recognized Elastic as a Visionary in our first time participating.

How Important Are Application Performance Metrics to Mission Success?

Federal IT pros have tracked application performance for decades. Today’s environments are far more complex than they’ve ever been, particularly with the quick and steady rise of cloud computing, mobile devices, and remote work. This enhanced complexity demands an improved ability to collect and track application performance metrics to ensure things are operating as expected and needed. But not all federal IT pros have the time or knowledge to keep up with the demand.

ThousandEyes Intelligence in AppDynamics Dash Studio Demo

ThousandEyes Internet and Cloud Intelligence in AppDynamics Dash Studio combines the network and internet performance metrics from ThousandEyes into AppDynamics Dash Studio, AppDynamics’ next generation dashboarding experience. This video shows how the solution provides a common operating language for network, application, and cloud teams to quickly isolate and resolve issues across the entire application delivery ecosystem, enabling them to deliver world-class digital experiences.

AppDynamics with Cisco Secure Application Demo

See how you can protect your business-critical applications with Cisco Secure Application. Built in collaboration with Cisco Security, Secure Application simplifies vulnerability management, blocks attacks in real-time, and creates a shared context for App and Security teams. Maximize uptime and performance while minimizing risk with Secure Application.

What is Windows Virtual Desktop?

Microsoft released its desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) offering, WVD (Windows Virtual Desktop), to the general public in September 2019. The service runs on Azure and provides a multi-user version of Windows 10, a feature unavailable for on-premises deployments of Hyper-V. WVD is a free service for Microsoft customers with most types of Windows 10 Enterprise license, however, the subscription or PAYG Azure costs are additional, as are many components you may wish to add.