Method for computing environment specific baselines for metrics of user experience

A system for generating environment descriptors, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• identify a plurality of feature vectors each describing a corresponding access to an application hosted on a server in one of a plurality of network environments and having a corresponding performance metric;
• provide a performance model using the plurality of feature vectors and the corresponding performance metrics;
• determine, using the performance model, expected performance metrics for at least a first network environment;
• generate a first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics for at least the first network environment;
• and
• assess, using the first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics, a measured performance metric or a second environment descriptor of a second network environment.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed cause at least one processor to:

• identify plurality of feature vectors each describing a corresponding access to an application hosted on a server in one of a plurality of network environments and having a corresponding performance metric;
• provide a performance model using the plurality of feature vectors and the corresponding performance metrics;
• determine, using the performance model, expected performance metrics for at least a first network environment;
• generate a first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics for at least the first network environment;
• and
• assess, using the first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics, a measured performance metric or a second environment descriptor of a second network environment.