Datadog Adds Windows Server Monitoring of Live Traffic
Datadog extends Network Performance Monitoring to Windows Server. Potential target: MSPs that run Datadog for infrastructure & application monitoring.
Cisco Acquiring Dashbase; AppDynamics Enhancements Will Serve MSPs, UCaaS Service Providers
Cisco Systems acquiring Dashbase. MSPs, network & unified communication service providers will gain AppDynamics performance monitoring enhancements.
IBM Acquires Multi-Cloud APM Company Instana
IBM acquires application performance monitoring (APM) software company Instana. Counters Cisco AppDynamics, Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic & more.
SolarWinds Acquires VividCortex; Gains Cloud Database Monitoring Software
SolarWinds acquires VividCortex for cloud & on-premises database performance monitoring. Counters Cisco AppDynamics, Datadog, Dynatrace & New Relic. MSP partner implications explained.
New Relic Sales Warning: Cloud Monitoring Market Concerns?
New Relic’s weak sales forecast provides reality check for cloud, infrastructure & application performance monitoring (APM) software market.
Datadog IPO: Cloud-based Monitoring’s Next Move?
Datadog & Dynatrace explore IPOs (initial public offerings) while competing against cloud-based application & infrastructure monitoring tools like Cisco AppDynamics & New Relic.
Datadog Expands Cloud Monitoring Services for MSPs, IT Professionals
Datadog cloud-based monitoring platform gains network, user & serverless capabilities for managed IT service providers (MSPs) & IT professionals.
Dynatrace IPO: IT Management Software, Private Equity Implications
What Dynatrace sale or IPO means for private equity, IT management software, application performance management (APM), artificial intelligence, MSPs & more.
New Relic’s Simplicity Limits Need for Global Systems Integrators, CEO Says
Customers can rapidly deploy New Relic’s cloud, mobile, application & infrastructure monitoring software, limiting the need for big systems integrator projects, CEO Lew Cirne says. Still, there are partner opportunities.
Cisco AppDynamics: Multi-Tenant for MSPs?
Cisco AppDynamics enhancements (across application, infrastructure & network monitoring) may benefit MSPs (managed services providers). But Datadog, New Relic & other rivals loom.