App Monitoring

App Monitoring is the practice of tracking and analyzing the performance, availability, and user experience of software applications in real-time. It involves collecting metrics, logs, and traces to detect issues, optimize performance, and ensure reliability. This is typically done using specialized tools that provide dashboards, alerts, and insights into application health.

Also known as: Application Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), App Performance Monitoring, Software Monitoring, APM

Why learn App Monitoring?

Developers should learn and use App Monitoring to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, errors, and downtime in production environments. It is essential for maintaining high availability and user satisfaction in web, mobile, and cloud-based applications, especially in DevOps and microservices architectures where rapid issue detection is critical.

Learning Resources

• docs: What is Application Performance Monitoring (APM)?
• tutorial: App Monitoring Tutorial by New Relic
• course: APM Concepts Course on Coursera
• video: Introduction to App Monitoring - YouTube Video