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This disclosure describes, in some examples, techniques for improving, adjusting, and/or optimizing the infrastructure of a network. This disclosure also describes techniques for monitoring a network using a ping utility integrated into the monitoring platform described herein at the application service level. This disclosure further describes techniques for monitoring database performance through data collected by, for example, database scripts that capture the response time for queries. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes collecting data associated with a plurality of service layers in a network, wherein at least some of the data is collected by a plurality of agents executing on a plurality of hosts within the network; correlating the data to an application executing across the plurality of service layers; identifying, based on the correlated data, a performance issue associated with the application; determining an action to address the performance issue; and performing the action.