What is Java Performance Monitoring? [A Guide to DevOps Engineers]
You rolled out a Java application that worked fine in development. Fast, clean, no errors. However, once it went into production, things began to change. Suddenly, the app feels slow. CPU usage climbs without warning. Some users start getting timeouts. You check the dashboards, but nothing jumps out. You look through the logs, but it's mostly noise. And then the questions start coming in - "Is the JVM the problem?" If you've been in that situation, you're not alone.