AppDynamics is a full-stack application performance management (APM) and IT operations analytics (ITOA) company based in San Francisco.

The company focuses on managing the performance and availability of applications across cloud computing environments, IT infrastructure, network architecture, digital user experience design, application security threat detection, observability, and data centers.

[10] In January 2017, Cisco announced their intention to acquire AppDynamics for $3.7 billion, just days before a planned IPO of the company.

The move was seen as a continuation of Cisco's strategy of growing its software oriented business.

The lawsuit claims that AppDynamics violated three patents that came into CA Technologies' possession through acquisitions.