RUM and APM are two important acronyms to know if you work in software development or DevOps today. Moreover, not only is it important to be able to define RUM and APM — It’s also critical to understand the similarities and differences between each type of software monitoring process.

Between increasing website and application complexity, global internet user growth, and the rapid rise of mobile, optimizing application performance today is an entirely different animal than it was even a decade ago. Here’s how to side-step slow-downs and eliminate the most common application performance bottlenecks.

AppDynamics’ strong commitment to Guidewire Software has made us an APM vendor of choice for the company and many of its customers.

FinancesOnline, an independent B2B solutions review platform, recently conducted an independent assessment of eG Enterprise APM and published their review. This review provides an overview of the features, benefits, and problems solved by eG Enterprise APM. Also, the review analyzes eG Enterprise APM in relation to other APM solutions in the market.

At Honeycomb, we are frequently asked how we compare to what else is out there. Do these other tools offer observability? Do I need them all? What’s important? Metrics? Logs? What’s the best way to monitor application performance?

This month, we are excited to deliver additional AppDynamics functionalities across observability, intelligence, and usability that will help enterprise companies gain end-to-end intelligence across customer experience and application performance.

Application performance monitoring (APM) solutions are among the most essential tools for IT today. As organizations undertake transformational initiatives such as cloud migration, container orchestration and microservices, they need to be able to manage performance of their business-critical applications and end-user experience across complex and sophisticated technology landscapes.