This Apdex widget on the left is a dynamically updated Apdex report of a few selected web pages supplied by WatchMouse. The widget shows following information.
• The number to the right of the name of the web page being monitored is the Apdex T (Target response time)–the performance objective in seconds.
• The vertical scale (left) indicates Apdex scores (0.0 is the worst and 1.0 is perfect).
• Each data point is the average Apdex score for a day of measurements. The widget shows the last 7 days.
• The scores update every day.
• The measurements are performed by WatchMouse test servers from 57 locations around the world (on all continents except Antarctica).
For example, a website wants to deliver a page in less than 4 seconds [T] in order to keep its users satisfied with the responsiveness of the page. If the Apdex score is 0.95 then the website is delivering excellent performance relative to the 4 second objective. A score below 0.85 is considered delivering fair performance. Enterprises are free to define their own objective [T] and how high the Apdex score should be to satisfy business needs. The objective and how well it is delivered are separate metrics.
