Today, your application is more than just part of your product, it’s your front door. Whether you’re running a SaaS business or delivering internal tools to a large team, the speed and stability of your app shape how people feel about your company.
If things are slow, buggy, or unreliable, users don’t just notice, they leave. Internally, your team loses time. Externally, your reputation takes a hit. That’s why Application Performance Monitoring (APM) has become such a crucial part of modern software development.
But tracking system metrics alone isn’t enough. To really understand what’s happening, and fix it, you need visibility into how your team is working too. Pairing APM tools with an Engineering Intelligence platform like Waydev gives you a full picture of both performance and process. Together, they help you spot issues faster, ship more confidently, and make smarter decisions across the board.
Application Performance Monitoring is exactly what it sounds like: keeping an eye on how your app is performing, in real time.
An APM tool watches things like:
The goal is simple: to catch problems before they affect users. Whether it’s a slow-loading page, a server running hot, or a feature that keeps throwing 500 errors, APM helps you find it, fix it, and keep things running smoothly.
Good performance isn’t just a technical detail. It’s a business advantage. Here’s why APM should be a core part of your workflow:
APM helps you understand where your app is using too many resources. If your backend is hitting memory limits or your database calls are slowing things down, you’ll know, and more importantly, you’ll know how to fix it.
It also helps with load balancing. If you’re handling thousands of requests per minute, APM can help distribute the load across servers so your app doesn’t crash under pressure.
No one wants to go hunting through logs after an outage. APM gives you real-time alerts and detailed diagnostics that point straight to the problem, whether it’s a broken endpoint or a failing integration. You’ll spend less time guessing and more time solving.
Even short outages can cause major damage. With APM, your team gets alerted as soon as something starts to go wrong, so you can act before it turns into a full-blown incident. Many tools also run continuous health checks to catch issues proactively.
Slow apps frustrate users. APM tracks load times and responsiveness across your app so you can see where users are getting stuck or waiting too long. That feedback helps you make improvements that actually matter.
APM helps you manage infrastructure more efficiently. If a microservice is using way more resources than it should, or you’re scaling up unnecessarily during quiet periods, you’ll know. That kind of insight helps you control costs and plan capacity better.
Need to stay compliant with GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS? APM tools often include detailed logs and historical data that make it easier to meet audit requirements, and prove you’re monitoring your environment responsibly.
When you monitor constantly, you learn constantly. APM gives you the kind of feedback loop that supports continuous delivery and ongoing performance tuning. You’re not just reacting to issues, you’re actively improving the system.
While APM tells you what’s going on inside the system, it doesn’t tell you how your team is working behind the scenes.
That’s where tools like Waydev come in. Engineering Intelligence platforms offer visibility into your team’s performance, things like:
When you combine that data with what APM tells you, you get a complete picture: one that helps you connect system behavior with team activity.
“You can’t fix what you can’t see. APM shows you what’s breaking. Waydev helps you understand why.” says Alex Circei, CEO of Waydev.
Let’s say your app starts slowing down. APM will tell you it’s happening: maybe a database query is spiking or response times are rising.
But Waydev will show you something else: the feature that triggered the slowdown came from a rushed release that skipped code review, or a new team working in an unfamiliar part of the stack.
Together, those tools help you solve the technical issue, and improve the process that caused it.
As your product grows, you need both your app and your team to scale smoothly. APM can tell you when to add more resources. Waydev can show you if the team is able to keep up, or if workflows need adjustment.
With both sets of data, you can scale with confidence, instead of reacting to problems after they happen.
Not all monitoring tools are created equal. Here’s what matters most:
And ideally, you want an APM that plays nicely with your engineering tools: Git, CI/CD, Jira, Slack, and of course, Waydev.
To get the most out of APM (and Engineering Intelligence), here are a few simple habits that make a big difference:
Build a feedback loop: Share insights across teams and act on them. Continuous monitoring should support continuous improvement.
It’s easy to get buried in alerts, logs, and metrics, especially as your product and tech stack grow.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Waydev helps you cut through the noise by connecting application performance data with engineering workflows. You’ll see what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what to do next, all in one place.
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