How to use application transaction monitoring for business growth
Blog post from New Relic
Application transaction monitoring (ATM) is a vital process for ensuring the smooth operation of business applications by providing real-time insights into their performance and health. It involves tracking individual transactions, analyzing performance metrics like response times, and detecting and resolving errors to maintain optimal operations. Effective ATM combines real-time, retrospective, and proactive monitoring to swiftly address issues, learn from past data, and anticipate potential problems. This comprehensive approach enhances user experience, operational efficiency, and prevents revenue loss due to downtime. Implementing ATM involves understanding the application environment, configuring monitoring parameters, overcoming integration challenges, and training teams for adoption. Despite potential challenges such as application complexity and resistance to change, best practices like regularly updating monitoring parameters and fostering collaboration between development and operations teams can lead to continuous improvements. Tools like New Relic's APM 360 offer innovative solutions by integrating application observability with infrastructure monitoring, providing businesses with a complete view of application health to support growth and efficiency.