Chapter 13. The Application Audit

Trust, but verify.

—Ronald Reagan

One drink ain't enough, Jack. You better make it three.

—George Thorogood

The application audit is what I consider the fundamental element of APM technology. It prepares and validates the monitoring configuration, dashboards, and alerts so that the APM tool is tailored to your applications. And it also establishes a foundation for more effective triage. If you learn to do nothing else with APM than to deliver this competency, you will not be disappointed.

An application audit does not result is a grade or score. It is more like a statement that you exercised due diligence[89] in evaluating the performance aspects of the application, much the same as if you were going to invest your ...

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