Application performance company Riverbed Technology has introduced a single appliance based on its Cascade and OPNET product families with integrated application aware network performance management (aaNPM) and application performance management (APM).

It said the solution provides end-to-end performance management from deep dive packet and network analysis through application transactions and end user experience (EUE).

Included in this announcement is Shark module for AppResponse Xpert, bringing network intelligence to application performance, and the AppResponse Xpert integration with Profiler appliance and Pilot software, bringing application insights into overall performance management.

In addition, Riverbed said it is introducing the new AppResponse Xpert 6000 appliance for demanding, high-performance application infrastructures.

Riverbed said together, these new capabilities overcome the challenges in delivering consistent and reliable application performance as enterprises virtualize their data centers, consolidate branch offices, and support more mobile end users.

According to a new Forrester Consulting study commissioned in August 2013 by Riverbed 52% of the IT operations surveyed waste more than 20% of their operational resources to track and correct problems.

On top of the business productivity loss and the damage to the brand, IT productivity also suffers from this state of affairs, as resources are called from their normal work to perform unplanned and unscheduled tasks, the Gartner report found.

AppResponse Xpert with the Shark module combines end-user experience, application transaction analysis and deep network intelligence in a single, unified appliance for streamlined monitoring and troubleshooting of performance issues across application tiers, global networks, and diverse user devices.

Riverbed said this gives IT operations teams visibility into areas where issues may occur helps them identify and diagnose situations quickly to minimise application downtime. 

In addition to the existing standalone Cascade Shark solution, the optional Cascade Shark module for AppResponse Xpert adds the rich network intelligence Cascade Shark provides to supplement the existing end-user experience monitoring and transaction analysis provided by AppResponse Xpert.

Riverbed said adding the Cascade Shark module creates a single, unified appliance that combines end-user experience, application transaction analysis, and deep network intelligence and eliminates the need to deploy multiple appliances in the same location.

In addition, the Cascade Shark module accelerates network troubleshooting with streamlined workflows and deeper network insight.