# .NET Application Performance Monitoring

With Applications Manager's **.NET application performance monitoring**, track the performance of complex .NET web transactions from the end user to the database level. Get deep visibility into .NET application performance and troubleshoot issues quickly before your end users are affected.

Employing the services of a [.NET monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/monitoring-microsoft-net.html) tool like Applications Manager helps you gain visibility into your .NET application through proactive tracking of critical application metrics to understand the level at which they are operating. The [application monitoring solution](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/application-monitoring.html) has a dedicated APM Insight dashboard where you can keep track of your .NET applications for performance analysis and optimization.

With Applications Manager's **.NET application monitoring** you can:

- Isolate performance bottlenecks and drill down to the offending code.
- Troubleshoot code latency and pinpoint the root cause of issues.
- Measure user satisfaction with [Apdex scores](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/apdex.html).
- Understand database operations.
- Trace individual business transactions.
- Get real-time visuals of CLR performance and health.

## Monitor your .NET application performance with Applications Manager

### Real-time monitoring of key performance metrics

With end-to-end visibility into all tiers of your .NET web transactions, you get insight into key performance metrics starting from CLR performance to URLs to SQL queries. Applications Manager's .NET performance monitoring gives you round-the-clock proactive monitoring that detects performance issues of .NET transactions, enabling your application teams to resolve problems before end-users are impacted.

![Performance overview of your applications with .NET application monitoring tool - ManageEngine Applications Manager](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/dot-net-webtransactions.png)

### Tune your database performance and diagnose slowdowns

Maintaining complete visibility into the performance of business-critical databases can be a real challenge—especially when faced with a performance slowdown. Keep ahead of database issues with APM Insight. Monitor .NET applications to identify the slow database calls, database usage and overall performance of the database with detailed graphical and tabular representations of core performance metrics.

![Track database operations of your applications with .NET application performance monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/dot-net-database.png)

### Trace details of transactions in minutes

APM Insight lets you trace the execution details for URLs. The trace will chart the sequence of internal invocations (methods) of the URL. By monitoring .NET applications, you can now dig down into transactions to view exceptions stack traces and SQL queries for slow or failed requests.

![Graph of trace performance with .NET applications monitoring tools like Applications Manager](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/dot-net-traces.png)

### Fix microservice errors with distributed tracing

If your application is running in a microservices environment, you can make use of distributed tracing capabilities to track calls made from one service to another across various platforms and languages. In the event of an error, .NET application monitoring tools like Applications Manager help you quickly understand which service is impacted, allowing you to collaborate with the respective team to fix it.

![Breakdown of transactions with ManageEngine Applications Manager's distributed tracing capability](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/java-distributed-traces.png)

![Monitor .Net Application transactions with Applications Manager](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/distributed-traces-2.png)

### Understand code behavior

APM Insight's .NET application performance monitoring tool allows you to configure custom app parameters for your application which can be tracked during runtime. This helps you determine the hit frequency of specific code blocks, helping you identify parts of your application code that might need optimization.

![Dot Net Application Monitoring Solution - ManageEngine Applications Manager](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/dotnet-transaction-app-parameters.png)

### Get visibility into exceptions

Identifying and monitoring the exceptions that occur in your application can give you visibility into application problems. With APM Insight's [application performance monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/application-performance-monitoring.html), you can track and trace an issue within your .NET environment to identify the root cause, helping you resolve it before it affects end users.

APM Insight's .NET monitoring agent collects information about exceptions in various dimensions. Some of the information that can be viewed under the Exception tab in APM Insight includes Top Exceptions, Error Codes, Count, and more.

![Exception details of .NET Transactions](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/images/dotnet-transactions-exceptions.png)

## Get started with .NET monitoring in just a few minutes!

Applications Manager extends visibility into your .NET Core environment by integrating with the [Dot Net Core monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/dot-net-core-monitoring.html) feature. This unlocks the potential to peer into your .NET infrastructure and understand how your application dependencies interact with each other.

Want to get a more hands-on experience with the .NET application monitoring tool? [Download 30-day FREE trial now!](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/download.html)

## FAQs on .NET performance monitoring

### What is .NET application performance monitoring?

.NET application performance monitoring is the act of keeping a close watch on your business-critical .NET applications for extended visibility and performance insights. It helps you understand the shortcomings of your applications by breaking down the performance of each element so that you can easily perform root cause analysis and take the necessary steps to improve overall efficiency. .NET application performance monitoring is useful in automating the process of tracking application performance and reducing downtime.

### What are the advantages of .NET application monitoring?

Advantages of .NET application monitoring include:

- Ability to isolate performance bottlenecks and drill down to problematic code.
- Comprehensive features that enable root cause analysis to troubleshoot code latency.
- Presence of [Apdex scores](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/apdex.html) data for measuring user satisfaction with your .NET application.
- Tools to understand database operations.
- Capabilities to trace individual business transactions.
- Real-time visuals of CLR performance and health.

### How to monitor the performance of your .NET applications?

Monitoring the performance of your .NET application can be achieved by configuring the necessary prerequisites in a .NET monitoring tool like Applications Manager. It involves a few simple steps:

1. [Download Applications Manager](https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/download.html) through which you can track the performance of your .NET application.
2. Download and install the **APM Insight .NET Agent** from the installation guide: https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/apm-insight-dotnet-agent-install.html
3. Configure your .NET agent so that you can set up a monitor to discover, group, and track your application. For a detailed guide on the configuration parameters, visit: https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/help/apm-insight-dotnet-agent-configuration.html
4. Once the application server starts up, a new .NET application monitor will be added under Applications Manager's APM Insight dashboard.
5. Start monitoring the performance of your .NET application through Applications Manager, where you can configure alarms, thresholds, and collect reports.