In a land deal, alongside which products should RUM be positioned?

Positioning Real User Monitoring (RUM) alongside Application Performance Monitoring (APM) or Synthetics is advantageous because both of these products share a focus on performance optimization and user experience. RUM specifically captures user interactions in real time, providing insights into how actual users experience an application. This complements APM, which monitors the performance of the application’s backend, helping identify bottlenecks in service delivery.

Synthetics, on the other hand, involves synthetic transactions that simulate user actions to measure application availability and performance. When RUM is used together with APM or Synthetics, it allows a holistic view of both the front-end and back-end performance, enabling teams to correlate user experiences with application metrics for comprehensive troubleshooting. This synergy is critical for maintaining optimal application performance and reliability, making this pairing particularly effective in addressing user experience challenges.