| It doesn't matter what industry a larger business is in, | | | | economy, it is more important than ever that the |
| day-to-day operations depend on transactions. While | | | | solution to optimizing all the business transactions within |
| most consumers think primarily of transactions as | | | | a company does not require a complete rebuild of their |
| financial processes, industry professionals realize | | | | applications. A key component to an efficient |
| internal communication within a company is of equal | | | | application performance management system is to find |
| importance. For example, tracking inventory isn't a | | | | one with the power to monitor the functioning of |
| financial transaction but this type of transaction is vital | | | | multiple technology products such as .NET, Java, |
| to keeping a business vital and competitive. | | | | middleware and CICS. And to be able to do that by |
| Once a Business Reaches a Certain Size Application | | | | incorporating the existing monitoring tools on site and |
| Performance Management Becomes Essential. | | | | even adding value to what they provide. Think of this |
| It doesn't matter what type of business, once a | | | | as "raising the IQ of your existing investments". |
| business reaches a certain size, keeping an accurate | | | | Nastel's AutoPilot M6 application management solution |
| handle on the transactions that make the business | | | | is one of the application monitoring products that |
| successful becomes impossible without application | | | | recognizes the importance of an embrace rather than |
| monitoring. Examples of business types that have | | | | replace business model. Because Nastel has worked |
| found their investment in application performance | | | | with such a diverse customer base, it offers a library |
| management has saved millions in stealth as well as | | | | of technology solutions designed to work with the |
| tangible losses include: | | | | leading IT technology lines: IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM |
| - Big box retail sales—handling cash registers, | | | | WebSphere ESB, IBM WAS, IBM WBI, J2EE, TIBCO |
| tracking in-store inventory, managing personnel, | | | | EMS, TIBCO RV, BEA WebLogic, Oracle Database, |
| coordinating online sales, among others. | | | | SQL Server, JMX, JBoss, and WMQ SPI for HP |
| - Wholesale distributors—tracking inventory, | | | | Operations Center, etc. |
| managing personnel, tracking orders, tracking product | | | | And AutoPilot M6 goes beyond these common data |
| availability, etc. | | | | management systems. It also provides the ability to |
| - Online sales companies—tracking online | | | | employ application performance monitoring with a |
| transactions, auto-replies, and shipping, as well as | | | | company's homegrown applications. AutoPilot M6 is |
| availability of supplies among others. | | | | designed to work with any organization where high |
| - Stock trading and investment firms—tracking fund | | | | volume is an issue. Any business that is |
| transfers, booking trades, etc. | | | | transaction-intensive, information-driven and customer |
| - Traditional banks and credit unions—tracking | | | | service oriented should consider whether AutoPilot is |
| electronic transfers, customer orders, etc. | | | | the answer to maximizing efficiency within the |
| - Manufacturing firms—tracking orders, tracking | | | | organization at multiple levels. |
| inventory, keeping factory floor at peak productivity, | | | | This application performance management tool can |
| personnel management, managing product shipping, etc. | | | | reduce IT expenditures by identifying the exact location |
| - Airlines and other travel industries—booking | | | | of transaction breakdowns and bottlenecks as well as |
| reservations, handling cancelations, coordinating | | | | their causes. It can reduce employee expenses by |
| availability, etc. | | | | keeping the workforce assigned to the right tasks for |
| Application Performance Management Can Embrace | | | | the orders coming in. It can help keep customers |
| Existing Applications | | | | happy by identifying transaction issues before they |
| Unfortunately, many solutions offered in the | | | | have a chance to impact the customer. |
| marketplace today fail to recognize the stress having | | | | Learn more about what application performance |
| to replace all the technologies within an existing | | | | management products could do for your business. |
| business structure can put upon a business. In today's | | | | |