Navigating the Application Performance Monitoring Ecosystem

Navigating the APM Ecosystem

Application performance monitoring is top of mind and a critical initiative across enterprises as they strive to meet high expectations and customer demands. True application performance monitoring cross-cuts many IT tiers: network infrastructure, physical and virtual infrastructure, data bases, mobile devices, desktops, etc. The many IT tiers mean there are different buyers each with unique requirements. This session will discuss the different application performance monitoring solutions for different personas and introduce a framework to help you navigate around the different types of solutions. We will share LiveAction’s perspective of application performance challenges and help you prepare for the transition to the ‘cloud/mobile’ world.

Speaker: Ulrica de Fort-Menares, Vice President Product Strategy

Ulrica de Fort-Menares is the VP of product strategy at LiveAction. Ulrica is responsible for the vision, strategy, partnerships and execution of the LiveAction product portfolio. She has over 20 years of experience in the networking industry and is the holder of 7 patents in networking technologies. Prior to joining LiveAction, Ulrica was the Director of Product management at Cisco Systems where she has held various leadership positions in product management and software development. Before Cisco Ulrica began her career as a network administrator with Royal Bank of Canada and Canadian Pacific. Ulrica holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Essex University and a Master’s Degree in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science. In her spare time Ulrica enjoys traveling and playing the piano.

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