Understanding the Differences: Observability vs. Monitoring vs. APM vs. Profiling
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In today's cloud-native environments, maintaining optimal application performance requires multiple complementary approaches. While these tools share some features, they serve distinct purposes in modern performance management.
Application Performance Management (APM)
APM's evolution reflects the changing landscape of application architecture. Originally designed for monolithic applications, modern APM tools now handle the complexities of distributed systems and microservices.