Managing Java Applications

Performance management of Java applications remains vital to ensuring that business demands are met. This technical brief describes a holistic approach to managing the performance and availability of your Java (JEE) applications in order to give your IT team and application owners the best possible understanding of the evolving health of your applications at all times. 

This brief is intended for IT staff and managers interested in improving the performance of JEE applications, end-to-end, and the services that depend on them and will be of particular interest to those having the following or similar job titles: Java application administrator, Service delivery manager and IT manager with responsibilities in the JEE application or service owner areas of your business.

About the Author:

Hugh McEvoy is a product manager for Foglight’s application offerings, including Java, .NET, ERP and CRM performance management solutions. His role includes market strategy, technical strategy and setting development priorities. Hugh has been with Quest Software since 1999. 

Before joining Quest Software, Hugh was a technical consultant in ParcPlace-Digitalk, one of the pioneers of object-oriented (OO) software technology, Smalltalk and Java. There, he managed a number of large-scale OO development projects. Hugh holds a Ph.D. in computer science, awarded by the University of Amsterdam in 1997, and a M.Sc. in computer science from Imperial College, London, awarded in 1993.