APM (Application Performance Monitoring)

APM is software that monitors and manages the performance and availability of software applications.

What is APM?

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) provides visibility into application performance and user experience through monitoring, tracing, and profiling of application code and infrastructure.

APM Features

Transaction tracing, Error tracking, Performance metrics, User experience monitoring, Code-level visibility.

Common Misconceptions

"APM is just server monitoring" - Application-centric view
"APM slows applications" - Modern APM has minimal overhead
"APM replaces logging" - Complementary approaches