When is it important to deploy an application performance monitoring and management for GIS?
 
Based on Aberdeen Group's findings, GIS application performance management software can add value at anytime in your enterprise IT/GIS environment, however, particular initiatives or instances may offer the best opportunities for integrating GIS performance management software, including:
 
When you are implementing an enterprise GIS
 
Implementation of enterprise GIS is a perfect time to add GIS application performance tools.  This kind of high-profile, business critical implementations can benefit from GIS application performance monitoring at pre-launch to test performance during development, at launch to be able to quickly respond to any exceptions in the new technology system and for the long term monitoring and management of the enterprise system.
 
When GIS is linked to business-critical IT systems
 
Many enterprise applications (WMS, ERP or CMMS) use GIS data for various location, mapping and analysis functions that users rely on for business critical work flows and processes.  Having GIS application performance monitoring in place ensures that your users are experiencing high up-time and quick application response time. 
  
When rolling out new GIS applications to internal staff or customer-facing services.
 
Expanding the use of GIS in the enterprise internally or externally to customers or the general public raises performance expectations.  IT/GIS managers need to make sure that these new services are readily accepted and offer productivity and efficiency gains for the organization not a frustrating user experience.
 
 When GIS services are part of emergency response or public safety operations.
 
Emergency response and public safety response personnel must have reliable information delivery in wired and remote, wireless conditions.  GIS is revolutionizing the way governments and other agencies manage emergencies. The development of wireless technologies and Web-based GIS applications has also enhanced the coordination of response efforts.  GIS value in emergency situations is its ability to integrate and update in real-time multiple sources of information (imagery, tabular, CAD) for quick and clear decision-making.  Application performance management software and processes are key to maintaining reliable information that helps save lives.