When examining the complexity in today’s applications and environments, and why APM technologies are becoming more critical by the day, those responsible for an application’s lifecycle must understand what an application does. Aside from providing application visibility, APM tools help troubleshoot issues. The failure to see and troubleshoot is a constant struggle for those supporting applications. When I speak publicly I’m always able to point to specific instances of failure which affect each of us; this month the hot button items were travel issues regarding airline IT systems, stock market failures, and others. Within the securities market, the SEC has adopted regulations that attempt to improve US securities markets’ ability to handle systems compliance and maintain integrity. To that effect, on November 19th, 2014, the SEC approved the adoption of the Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The regulation requires comp
Jonah Kowall is the VP of Market Development and Insights at AppDynamics, driving the company’s product roadmap and vision, entry into new markets and providing technology and business insights. Previously 15 years as a practitioner at several startups and larger enterprises focused on infrastructure and operations, security, and performance engineering. In 2011 Jonah changed careers, moving to Gartner to focus on availability and performance monitoring and IT operations management (ITOM).