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Overview

AVIcode Intercept Studio

AVIcode Intercept Studio is the only .NET application monitoring solution designed to protect software investments throughout the application lifecycle. Whether used in development, QA, or production, Intercept Studio simplifies the detection, diagnosis, and resolution of application problems by automatically monitoring software for performance degradations, code failures, and security and connectivity issues. When errors are detected, Intercept Studio automatically collects and reports their root causes, in real-time, to the appropriate personnel.

Concurrent Monitoring

Intercept Studio is the only in-production monitoring solution capable of detecting and diagnosing both performance issues and code problems simultaneously. When an issue is detected, Intercept Studio automatically categorizes the event into a logical aspect group and generates an alert with complete root cause diagnosis. Concurrent monitoring delivers a complete view of .NET application behavior on any computer, whether you are monitoring a networked server or a disconnected desktop.

"Always on" monitoring

Unlike many monitoring technologies that place heavy burdens on system resources, Intercept Studio is a low overhead solution that is uniquely suited for always on monitoring. In fact, Intercept Studio can be used throughout the application lifecycle – in development, QA, staging, and production – without incurring significant performance degradation.
Intercept Studio captures events as they occur, and correlates those events with system and framework performance counters, providing a better understanding of how application problems and system performance relate. The ability to collect and correlate this information in an always on manner enables advanced root cause diagnostics and critical insight into system and process level information.

Leverage existing instrumentation investments

Approximately 30% of application development time is spent on instrumentation – error handling and logging components. Despite the dedication of significant resources to instrumentation, it can be a tedious process to manually analyze error logs and identify application problem areas. Intercept Studio alleviates this difficulty by integrating with custom event/error logs – creating a single, unified format for viewing and correlating all application events.

Root cause analysis

Rather than relying upon end users and interdepartmental efforts to identify and resolve application errors, Intercept Studio automatically identifies the precise cause of application errors and delivers actionable "root cause" information to the appropriate team for immediate diagnosis. This eliminates traditional finger pointing, reduces costs, and ensures rapid error resolution.

Accelerate error resolution times

Analysts estimate that more than two-thirds of the total cost of an application, over the application's lifetime, is spent on maintenance and troubleshooting. The largest contributor to this expense is "error detection and resolution". Isolating, identifying, and resolving an application error typically requires the time and resources of multiple departments spanning Operations, Support, and Development.

Intercept Studio's "always on" application monitoring frees organizations from relying upon end users to report application errors. In addition, Support and Development departments no longer have to painstakingly recreate errors in an attempt to identify their underlying causes. Instead, Intercept Studio bypasses the manual error discovery process by automatically capturing errors and their root causes in real-time. This allows organizations to rapidly isolate and resolve errors –dramatically saving time and money.

Reduce risk throughout the application lifecycle

Intercept Studio's standardized platform for monitoring applications and collecting root-cause information allows organizations to achieve efficiencies and realize cost savings throughout the application lifecycle.

During design and development cycles, Intercept Studio facilitates on-time, on-budget application delivery by reducing schedule risks due to unplanned error resolution and instrumentation requirements.

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