Quantifiable Metrics to Measure the Success of Application Platform Investments

This IDC Perspective provides guidance on the metrics organizations should use to gauge the impact of investments into application platforms. Application platforms are becoming standard for modern IT teams as they seek to increase developer productivity, application performance, and consistency around best practices."Whether organizations choose to build their own application or purchase one from a vendor, significant investments in time, money, and people are required to implement the platform and ensure it has a positive impact. Measuring the impact an application platform has on the business, the applications it delivers, and the teams using it is critical not only to justify the ongoing investment but to drive adoption among users," said Matthew Flug, research manager, Cloud Application Deployment Platforms, IDC.