Enterprise network environments are growing more complex and dynamic at an unprecedented rate. Traditionally, IT environments have been relatively static and workloads have been generally predictable. But virtualization, increasingly distributed infrastructures, mobile workforces, the proliferation of mobile devices and other advances are causing frequent application changes that interfere with older application performance monitoring techniques.

Fortunately, a network-based approach to application performance management (APM) can provide you with the visibility you need to prevent or quickly