HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC) is a modular, comprehensive resource management platform. With its extensive device support, IMC provides true end-to-end management for the entire network, as well as the entire operation cycle. Application Performance Manager (APM) is an IMC module that allows administrators to visualize and measure the health of critical business applications and their impact on network performance. With the available data, you can easily determine which business process is affected and which application issues to prioritize – all leading to quick and effective troubleshooting. The comprehensive monitoring and management that APM provides includes fault management, and performance monitoring of application servers, servers, and databases. Applications can easily be discovered by APM, and administrators can be informed of application issues through generated alarms. As with many of IMC modules, APM provides comprehensive reporting features.