SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AppDynamics Inc., the next-generation application performance management solution that simplifies the management of complex apps, announced today its availability on the Rackspace Open Cloud. AppDynamics appears in the Rackspace Cloud Tools Marketplace and offers an OpenStack^® connector to allow customers to create rules for scaling the application based on performance metrics in the OpenStack interface.

Rackspace customers will be able to take advantage of AppDynamics' auto-scaling feature through its OpenStack connector. This feature will allow customers to create rules in OpenStack web interface to automatically provision and de-provision resources based on performance metrics from AppDynamics, such as response time and load.

"We feel that AppDynamics and its auto-scaling capabilities will help drive greater value for customers. This feature will allow customers to be much more proactive when it comes to dealing with application performance," said Ven Shanmugam, Senior Manager of Cloud Market Development at Rackspace. "AppDynamics' auto-scaling helps customers from having to worry about adding more resources when load increases – they can create rules for AppDynamics and OpenStack to do that for them."

"We're excited to work with Rackspace to provide an APM solution to their customers," said Stuart Horne, Vice President of Business Development at AppDynamics. "Rackspace is a dominant player in the PaaS space, and its customers are using it to build very complex and sophisticated applications. We think we can deliver an important service to these customers – we can deliver deep visibility into these applications, whether they're in the public cloud, the datacenter, or a mix of the two."

To learn more about AppDynamics' features for Rackspace cloud customers, check out AppDynamics in the Cloud Tools Marketplace. To learn more about AppDynamics for other cloud environments, visit their Partners page.

About AppDynamics
AppDynamics is the next-generation application performance management solution that simplifies the management of complex, business-critical apps. No one can stand slow applications—not IT Ops and Dev teams, not the CIO, and definitely not end users. With AppDynamics, no one has to tolerate slow performing apps ever again. AppDynamics customers include Netflix, Priceline, TiVo, AMICA Insurance, Hotels.com, StubHub, Staples, Insight Technologies, and Cornell University. For more information, visit www.appdynamics.com.

SOURCE AppDynamics Inc.