An application group is a logical grouping of like-functionality objects grouped by tier that represent a business application or service.
Application groups have the following business benefits:
- Application-centric performance
- Visual correlation of impact
- IT socialization via application health
Application groups also have technical benefits, which are as follows:
- Application resources are monitored across IT domains
- The integration of disparate IT data or sources
Generally, the following main drivers determine the approach to application group design: business reasons and technical reasons. Applications that are built for business reasons are used to give better visibility to application owners and line-of-business ...
