Device42 APM

Device42 APM (Application Performance Monitoring) moves beyond simple asset lists to provide real application context. It maps how your business applications actually depend on servers, services, and network connections, eliminating blind spots during incident response, migrations, and change windows. Best of all, it delivers this via agentless discovery across on-prem, virtual, and cloud environments.

Why teams choose this series

• Agentless Discovery: Build app-to-infrastructure relationships without the headache of deploying agents on every server.
• Dependency Visibility: Visualize business service connections and application groups to answer the critical question: “What talks to what?”
• Impact Analysis: View potential blast radius before a change or outage occurs.
• APM Context: Complement traditional APM tools by adding deep infrastructure dependency mapping to your troubleshooting workflows.
• Cleaner Procurement: Flexible licensing (Core units + add-ons) makes it easy to size for discovery and add dependency mapping only where needed.

Device42 APM: At a Glance

• What it is: Application dependency mapping and service visibility software.
• Best For: App migrations, change planning, incident response, CMDB enrichment, and complex dependency modeling.
• Licensing Model: Annual subscription using Device42 licensing units (Core + add-ons like Application Dependency Mapping).
• Activation: Upload and apply a .lic file directly in the Device42 UI.
• Required Data: Device count (Core), dependency mapping needs, environment type (DC/Cloud), and network constraints.

License Overview

The Device42 APM license is an annual subscription that defines your managed capacity. It is structured simply: you license the Core platform based on the number of devices you manage, and purchase Add-ons (like Application Dependency Mapping) to unlock deeper functionality.

How it works: Once purchased, you receive a .lic license file. You apply this file in the UI (under Tools → Settings → Licensing) to instantly enable your modules and capacity.

Sizing Strategy: Procurement is straightforward. Size your Core license to match your true device inventory (including expected growth). Then, add Application Dependency Mapping specifically for the environments where you need deep relationship visibility, such as for migration programs, change governance, or critical incident response teams.

Product Overview

Device42 APM takes you from “we have a list of servers” to “we understand the dependency chain.” It uses discovery jobs to gather infrastructure data, then builds dependency views that you can shape into meaningful application groups.

Core Technical Flow

1. Discover (Agentless): Collect data from physical, virtual, cloud, and network assets into a single repository.
2. Detect Patterns: Identify relationships based on discovered services and communication traffic.
3. Visualize: Generate application/service relationship maps and impact charts.
4. Operationalize: Apply this dependency context to migrations, change reviews, and incident response to calculate “blast radius.”

Operational Outcomes

• Faster Root Cause Analysis: Trace issues through clear dependency chains.
• Lower Change Risk: Know exactly what depends on a server before you reboot it.
• Better Alignment: App owners, Infra, and Network teams finally share a single source of truth.

Ordering Guide and Pricing

Ordering Device42 APM is driven by your Core device count and your need for the Application Dependency Mapping add-on.

Pricing Factors:

• Term: Subscription duration (1-year vs. multi-year).
• Core Capacity: Number of devices/licensing units.
• Add-ons: Application Dependency Mapping module.
• Deployment: Controlled networks, collector requirements, or discovery scope.

For the fastest quote: Send your device count (current + 12–24 month growth), target environments (DC/Cloud), and whether dependency mapping is required.

Quick Guidance

• Ready to order? If you know your device count and mapping needs, we can size the Core + Add-on immediately.
• Unsure? Write “Help me choose” and share your primary use case (Migration, Change Governance, or Incident Response).

Activation Guide for Device42 APM

Device42 activation is designed for both connected and high-security offline environments.

Connected / Online Activation

1. Receive .lic file.
2. Navigate to Tools → Settings → Licensing.
3. Upload & Apply.
4. Modules enabled and compliance maintained.

Controlled / Offline Activation

1. Receive .lic file via approved channel.
2. Transfer file to the isolated admin workstation.
3. Navigate to Tools → Settings → Licensing.
4. Upload & Apply.
5. Compliance maintained (no outbound internet required).