Visualization Of JVM And Cross-JVM Call Stacks

At least one tangible, non-transitory, processor-readable storage device having processor-readable software embodied thereon for programming at least one processor to perform a method for visualizing flows through respective applications, the method performed comprises:

• accessing a data store to access data which is obtained from respective agents associated with the respective applications, the respective agents provide the data using instrumentation which is installed in the respective applications, the data represents multiple instances of each of the respective applications;
• and
• displaying a dependency graph on a user interface, the dependency graph graphically depicts:
• (a) a first node which represents multiple instances of one of the respective applications, (b) a second node which represents multiple instances of another of the respective applications, and (c) at least one edge which represents a dependency of the one of the respective applications on the another of the respective applications.

A computer-implemented method for visualizing flows through at least a first application, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

• accessing a data store to access data regarding the first application, the data is obtained from an agent associated with the first application using instrumentation which is installed in the first application, the data represents multiple instances of the first application;
• and
• displaying a dependency graph on a user interface, the dependency graph graphically depicts:
• (a) a first identifier which represents a first business transaction in which the first application is invoked, (b) a node which represents the multiple instances of the first application, (c) a node which represents one subsystem on which the first application depends, in connection with the first business transaction, and (d) at least one edge which represents a dependency of the first application on the one subsystem, in connection with the first business transaction.