One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments. If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems. Moving to an agentless solution, like what some competitors are doing, would be beneficial.
There are certain limitations with the agents in the solution. For some applications, AppDynamics Server Monitoring provides agents only for Linux-based machines. When our organization deals with environments where only Windows-based applications are running, we face challenges using AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Some community-based agents are available with a solution that utilizes the CPU and memory of the hardware devices in excess. The vendor should make changes to support Windows-based applications or develop single agents to support all applications. Recently, a single agent feature was announced; if it's easy to use, then the solution will have an edge over others and simplify the deployment process.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring lacks investment in new technologies like Kubernetes and cloud solutions. Dynatrace has received significant investment in these areas and is better suited for cloud-native applications. However, AppDynamics still holds value for traditional applications used in banks or larger companies.
If we consider the implementation of alternative solutions, such as Dynatrace, there is a notable difference in the approach to agent-based service monitoring. For instance, Dynatrace employs a single-agent solution, which can pose security concerns. When installing Dynatrace, granting the agent ld pro payload rights is a requirement. In contrast, our solution ensures a more secure approach by not requiring root and administration access. While we currently utilize an agent-based solution, there may be a shift in the next one or two years, possibly with the adoption of Open Telemetry. It's anticipated that many APM vendors, including Dynatrace, may alter their structure or strategy for implementation. However, as of now, the trend is towards an increasing number of implementations daily.
I would like to see more information about utilization. The tool should provide information like the number of connections and processes utilized in real time.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring has room for improvement in terms of pricing. If the price could be cheaper, it would be great for both the customer and the integrator. What I'd like to see in the next release of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a better dashboard for the customer. The dashboard should be more interactive.
I would like the ability to choose from some pre-defined dashboards and reports because as it is now, you have to define them separately for each implementation. The configuration of user monitoring is a bit complex and should be made easier. In our virtualized environment, we have visibility only up to the database. It would be helpful if we had more visibility beyond this point.
Senior eCommerce Infrastructure Specialist, L2 at Mastek
Consultant
2020-05-28T06:26:00Z
May 28, 2020
In terms of improvement, we have experienced bugs. I think the AppDynamics team is already aware of that and we follow up with them. They said that in the next release, they're going to cater to all those bugs.
Head of Architecture and DevOps at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2019-09-22T06:42:00Z
Sep 22, 2019
The solution should be coupled with its own analytic elastic search analytic model. It should push that data to other data models so the organization does not have to spend separately or to spend more on the analytics part. If a bank or any organization has its own dashboarding solution it should be able to push the data to that dashboarding solution. This is not available right now. In the next release, I would like to see the configuration of the data and more support for new applications. It should support new languages.
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One aspect that requires improvement is the agent. Without an agent, gathering sufficient information on applications is challenging. Additionally, the agent sometimes creates performance issues in production environments. If AppDynamics could develop a means to monitor without an agent, it could significantly improve application performance and reduce potential problems. Moving to an agentless solution, like what some competitors are doing, would be beneficial.
The solution's pricing could be improved and made more competitive.
The solution’s pricing is high and could be reduced. The solution’s setup is a bit complex.
There are certain limitations with the agents in the solution. For some applications, AppDynamics Server Monitoring provides agents only for Linux-based machines. When our organization deals with environments where only Windows-based applications are running, we face challenges using AppDynamics Server Monitoring. Some community-based agents are available with a solution that utilizes the CPU and memory of the hardware devices in excess. The vendor should make changes to support Windows-based applications or develop single agents to support all applications. Recently, a single agent feature was announced; if it's easy to use, then the solution will have an edge over others and simplify the deployment process.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring lacks investment in new technologies like Kubernetes and cloud solutions. Dynatrace has received significant investment in these areas and is better suited for cloud-native applications. However, AppDynamics still holds value for traditional applications used in banks or larger companies.
If we consider the implementation of alternative solutions, such as Dynatrace, there is a notable difference in the approach to agent-based service monitoring. For instance, Dynatrace employs a single-agent solution, which can pose security concerns. When installing Dynatrace, granting the agent ld pro payload rights is a requirement. In contrast, our solution ensures a more secure approach by not requiring root and administration access. While we currently utilize an agent-based solution, there may be a shift in the next one or two years, possibly with the adoption of Open Telemetry. It's anticipated that many APM vendors, including Dynatrace, may alter their structure or strategy for implementation. However, as of now, the trend is towards an increasing number of implementations daily.
The product’s dashboard could be more easy to implement.
The solution has performance issues after we deploy the agent.
The product's initial setup process needs improvement.
I would like to see more information about utilization. The tool should provide information like the number of connections and processes utilized in real time.
The solution's features could be more mobile friendly.
AppDynamics Server Monitoring has room for improvement in terms of pricing. If the price could be cheaper, it would be great for both the customer and the integrator. What I'd like to see in the next release of AppDynamics Server Monitoring is a better dashboard for the customer. The dashboard should be more interactive.
I would like the ability to choose from some pre-defined dashboards and reports because as it is now, you have to define them separately for each implementation. The configuration of user monitoring is a bit complex and should be made easier. In our virtualized environment, we have visibility only up to the database. It would be helpful if we had more visibility beyond this point.
In terms of improvement, we have experienced bugs. I think the AppDynamics team is already aware of that and we follow up with them. They said that in the next release, they're going to cater to all those bugs.
The solution should be coupled with its own analytic elastic search analytic model. It should push that data to other data models so the organization does not have to spend separately or to spend more on the analytics part. If a bank or any organization has its own dashboarding solution it should be able to push the data to that dashboarding solution. This is not available right now. In the next release, I would like to see the configuration of the data and more support for new applications. It should support new languages.