AppDynamics 3.3 is only days away now (scheduled for release August 9^th) and AP have had a sneak peak at the features which are coming.

Top of the list is the long awaited support for .NET applications.

Version 3.3 brings to .NET developers and operations guys exactly the same capabilities that their Java counterparts have enjoyed for the last 3 years with AppDynamics. That is:

• Auto-discovery of Business transactions
• Auto-discovery of Transaction Flows - track business transactions across multiple tiers
• Auto-discovery of backends such as relational databases, NoSQL databases, Message Queues or Web services.
• 3 Clicks to root cause

.NET and Java have many things in common. Swap CLR for JVM, ASP.NET for Servlet and ADO.NET for JDBC and you soon see how similar they really are. Given these similarities what AppDynamics have created is not a whole new product but simply a new Agent which understands .NET. The core product is still the same with its strength in managing Agile, Distributed & Cloud applications and the same 'Secret Sauce' of Dynamic Flow Mapping^TM and Deep On-Demand Diagnostics^TM.

AppDynamics 3.3 has out of the box support for.NET 2.0 and above running on any Window 32 or 64-bit OS. It can support IIS applications, Desktop applications or Windows Services which run within a .NET CLR. Transaction flows can be traced across WCF, MSMQ, SOAP or HTTP calls into another .NET CLR or even into a Java JVM should you be running in a heterogeneous environment.

Dear Aptimize/Application Performance customers and prospects, 

We are very excited to announce that Aptimize has been acquired by Riverbed Technology, effective immediately.  Riverbed has long been the leader in WAN optimization, and we're excited that Aptimize will be part of such a successful and respected technology company. 

Aptimize now has the backing, resources and support of one of the world's leading technology companies to better serve you, our customers, and continue to innovate in our products.

This is a proud moment for the entire Aptimize team, and we couldn't have done it without your support, feedback and business over the past two years.

This is the beginning of a new, exciting chapter for both Aptimize customers and our existing partners, such as Application Performance, who head up distribution for Aptimize in Europe; they will continue to support and grow this market ensuring we go from strength to strength.

We will continue to invest heavily in R&D and support to provide you with the most effective acceleration solutions on the market.  Please stay tuned for more news on the product front in the coming weeks and months.

For more information on the acquisition, please see the official news http://www.riverbed.com/us/company/news/press_releases/2011/press_071911a.php  and don't hesitate to contact me directly, or your existing contact at Application Performance with any questions you may have.   

We look forward to continuing to strengthen our partnerships with our customers and thank you again for making Aptimize the company we are today.

Ed Robinson, CEO, Aptimize
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Thanks and Best Regards,

Russell Luke, MD, Application Performance Ltd 
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 On 14th July, one of our resident database experts, Ian McGuinness will be presenting at the German Oracle User Group (DOUG) in Mannheim.

DB Management & Tools
Event: Database SIG
Location: Park Inn Mannheim Am Peace Platz 1, 68165 Mannheim
Organizer: DOAG

Title: Measure and Tune your Oracle Storage performance

The talk will focus on how to monitor the historical workload type of your Oracle instance from an I/O perspective. Which key performance indicators are the most important to track, and how to locate I/O bottlenecks both from the application and the storage point of view.

To register visit: http://mydoag.doag.org/termine/termine.php?tid=423833 

First APM Solution to Provide Visibility and Troubleshooting for "Big Data" Technologies 

AppDynamics, the leader in application performance management (APM) for the cloud generation, today announced its next major release that introduces the industry's first APM solution for "Big Data" technologies. Coupled with an enhanced ability to help agile teams manage frequent release cycles and new features that support its "root cause in 3 clicks" mission, AppDynamics 3.2 equips application owners with a powerful solution for reducing problem resolution cycles from hours to minutes.