Splunk powers enterprise search with ‘Google-like’ scalability

Google in clear over 'defamatory' search results; Application performance management: Keeping an eye on the end-user prize Network/Systems Management Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Network Instruments Managing Application Delivery On an ever-increasing basis, the primary components of a company's key business processes (e.g., sales, customer relationship management, quote-to-cash) are automated. If the applications supporting those key business process-es are unavailable or underperforming, the company's key business processes are negatively impacted. Learn to avoid these scenarios by taking a top-down approach to application performance management. Spotlight Story Splunk powers enterprise search with 'Google-like' scalability Splunk 4 includes additional scalability, usability and dashboard features for enterprise IT managers looking to more quickly troubleshoot performance problems with the enterprise IT search tool. 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