<s>
In	O
IT	O
operations	O
context	O
,	O
software	B-General_Concept
performance	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
subset	O
of	O
tools	O
and	O
processes	O
in	O
IT	O
Operations	O
which	O
deals	O
with	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
monitoring	O
,	O
and	O
analysis	B-General_Concept
of	O
performance	O
metrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
monitoring	O
originated	O
with	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
components	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
now	O
expanded	O
into	O
monitoring	O
other	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
servers	B-Application
and	O
storage	B-General_Concept
devices	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
groups	O
of	O
components	O
organized	O
to	O
deliver	O
specific	O
services	O
and	O
Business	O
Service	O
Management	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Network	B-General_Concept
performance	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
:	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
functions	O
that	O
evaluate	O
and	O
report	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
or	O
network	B-Architecture
element	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
telecommunications	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	B-Application
performance	I-Application
management	I-Application
:	O
the	O
discipline	O
within	O
systems	B-Application
management	I-Application
that	O
focuses	O
on	O
monitoring	O
and	O
managing	O
the	O
performance	O
and	O
availability	O
of	O
software	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APM	O
looks	O
at	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
and	O
related	O
IT	O
tools	O
deployed	O
to	O
detect	O
,	O
diagnose	O
,	O
remedy	O
,	O
and	O
report	O
on	O
application	B-Application
performance	I-Application
issues	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
application	B-Application
performance	I-Application
meets	O
or	O
exceeds	O
the	O
expectations	O
of	O
end-users	O
and	O
businesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
done	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
software	O
that	O
employs	O
applied	O
mathematics	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
statistics	O
,	O
time	O
series	O
analysis	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
forecasting	O
)	O
,	O
automated	O
baselining	B-Protocol
,	O
neural	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
,	O
pattern	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Self-learning	O
performance	O
management	O
is	O
complementary	O
to	O
the	O
disciplines	O
of	O
systems	B-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
network	B-General_Concept
performance	I-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
application	B-Application
performance	I-Application
management	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
IT	O
analyst	O
firms	O
like	O
Gartner	O
by	O
the	O
term	O
behavior	O
learning	O
technology	O
or	O
behavior	O
learning	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Application
transaction	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
BTM	O
)	O
:	O
the	O
discipline	O
within	O
systems	B-Application
management	I-Application
that	O
monitors	O
business	O
transactions	O
across	O
the	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
in	O
order	O
to	O
manage	O
IT	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
who	O
offer	O
IT	O
performance	O
management	O
tools	O
include	O
Xangati	O
,	O
TeamQuest	B-Application
,	O
IBM	O
,	O
CA	O
,	O
BMC	O
,	O
Sightline	O
Systems	O
,	O
SevOne	O
and	O
HP	O
Software	O
Division	O
.	O
</s>
