With the increase in the size of data for small as well as big enterprises the complexity of managing the mammoth size of data has also increased. This increase in quantum of data has resulted in need for managing, monitoring and analyzing the stored data has also increased many folds. A number of companies have built sophisticated monitoring and management tools that automatically mitigate the impact of risks due to the mammoth size of data resulting in proper utilization of resources. These

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... ols are known as enterprise application performance management tools. This paper gives an insight into the challenges that enterprises are facing at present due to the increase in the size of data and how to mitigate the impact of these challenges without compromising on quality of the information retrieved from the data. The main aim of this paper is to increase the awareness about the importance of using automated performance management tools to monitor and manage information processing within optimal time and using optimal resources.