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“Unified Visibility and Business Insights Transform Application Management With AppDynamics”
“New option for application monitoring unique from common telemetry ”
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Splunk operates in the realm of digital security and observability to facilitate safer and more resilient digital infrastructures. The company delivers a unified platform equipped with capabilities to maintain the secure operations of an organization, insulating it against potential digital disruptions.
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The most powerful and impressive feature is the end to end business transaction tracing. The ability to visualize a user's entire journey, from a click in their browser, through all of our backend microservices and database calls, is an absolute game changer. The automatically generated flow maps provide instant visibility into application topology and dependencies. What truly sets it apart, however, is Business iQ. We are no longer just tracking technical metrics like CPU and memory; we are tracking business metrics like conversion rates and revenue-per-minute directly alongside application performance. This has allowed us to have incredibly meaningful conversations with our business leaders, showing them exactly how a slow database query is impacting sales.
Unique concept for monitoring applications.
Business transaction discovery is a really good feature. Unlike other tools that just show the endpoints, AppDynamics automatically groups our traffic into logical flows. This makes it incredibly easy to set performance baselines for specific critical paths in our automation suite. The ability to upload custom Selenium or Python scripts for synthetic monitoring means we can reuse our existing automation logic for production monitoring.
If there is one challenge, it is that a tool this powerful comes with a commensurate price tag and a steep learning curve. The licensing is complex and represents a very significant financial commitment, so it is not a tool you can deploy casually. To unlock its full potential, especially features like Business iQ, you need dedicated personnel who can invest the time to truly master the platform. It is less of a dislike and more of a reality of operating a best in class solution; you must be prepared to invest both the capital and the human resources to get the full value.
Injecting the agent is difficult in Kubernetes.
The UI feels dated compared to newer observability platforms. Navigating between the end user monitoring tab and the backend APM nodes can be clunky and requires too many clicks. Also, the licensing for synthetic sessions is separate and can get expensive if you want to run high frequency tests from multiple global locations.
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- SENIOR CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER1B-10B USDTransportationReview Source
Unified Visibility and Business Insights Transform Application Management With AppDynamics
Our experience with Cisco AppDynamics has been nothing short of transformative. Before AppDynamics, we were operating in a reactive mode, often learning about application issues from frustrated users. Now, we have moved into a proactive and predictive world. It has provided us with a single, unified view of our entire application ecosystem, breaking down the silos between our development, operations, and business teams. It is a significant investment, but the return in terms of reduced downtime, faster root cause analysis, and direct insight into our user's experience has been immeasurable. - EngineerGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Synthetic Monitoring Integration Supports Automation with UI and Cost Limitations Noted
AppDynamics is our go-to for deep dive performance analysis, especially during our load testing cycles. As an SDET, I heavily rely on the browser synthetic monitoring to run Python-based front-end test scripts on a schedule that simulates user flows such as from logging in to checking out. It excels at connecting front-end latency from the browser RUM directly to the backend database queries, which helps me prove to developers that the slowness is indeed an API issue and not just a heavy client-side script. - IT AssociateGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
High Staff Turnover and Complex Support Site Impact Service Experience Since Acquisition
The Cisco AppDynamics team was great until they acquired by ThousandEyes and started rebranding everything. Once that started, it was really hard to get in contact or even know who our customer care person was or who we should contact for issues like licensing. - It Associate1B-10B USDSoftwareReview Source
Pioneers in Deep Tracking for Large Scale Companies
They are one of the leaders out there but they need to keep working to improve so they don't fall back of the top tier line. Excellent deep tracking monitoring of services! - Group Product Manager<50M USDRetailReview Source
Detailed Performance Insights Aid Root Cause Analysis but Training Is Needed
Our overall experience has been positive, it has clearly shown how our applications are performing and where we can work smarter. The platform provides end-to-end visibility with minimal manual effort. Set up was quick, however there is training required to interpret dashboards, write good alerts and use the advanced features effectively.