We've built Raygun APM to be the best solution on the market today, with more code-level detail, better visualization, and powerful infrastructure that helps developers discover and diagnose performance bottlenecks in a fraction of the time - and for a fraction of the cost. That's why we are thrilled to launch the next chapter in our ongoing support for Application Performance Monitoring: Ruby support for Raygun APM. Ruby teams can now get end-to-end monitoring with features like detailed trace transactions, dashboards, code execution, and more.

As modern development practices evolve at rapid rates we must stay focused on what makes for a great experience; fast, flawless software. In the pursuit of building fast, performant software, you've likely come across performance monitoring products like Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Application Performance Monitoring (APM). In this article, we go deeper into how using RUM and APM can help you and your team build better software experiences.

The new normal for enterprises today is to witness the vast majority of its employees working remotely across multiple geographic locations and communicating through cloud applications such as Office 365, Slack, or video conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom. As more users feel the need to avoid travel and stay at home due to Covid19, it becomes critical that the underlying infrastructure monitoring these applications respond immediately to service disruptions and sub-optimal performance. The slower an application becomes, the more negative impact it can have on employee productivity and the firm's ability to conduct business smoothly.

Real User Monitoring Combined with Best-In-Class Synthetics for Enhanced Visibility, Productivity, and Collaboration.

For the past 15 years, there's been a shift in how people work, where they work from and how they connect to "work". Employees are no longer tethered to headquarters, their offices or tied to slower complicated VPN services. Additionally, the way people work and where they work from has changed. Along with flexible work hours, employees want workplace flexibility. And with such a competitive job market, employers have to deliver! Flexible work environments offer tremendous benefits such as improved productivity and morale, reduced stress levels and better work-life balance which builds trust and commitment.

When we were rethinking what an Application Performance Monitoring product could be, we did what we always did. We thought of developers, and the ultimate users that they serve. It's no surprise then that two years back, we built an all-new take on APM from scratch. One that armed developers with the level of insights that they need to deliver great software. Fortunately, we seemed to be onto something here. The relics of the past are now starting to talk about "shifting left," meaning "moving to the left on the SDLC," meaning "empower the developers to get in earlier in the delivery to ensure a great outcome."