Abstract: An embodiment includes a method of data collection optimization in a managed network having a digital experience platform that includes collecting data from managed endpoints using first collection criteria. The first collection criteria include a first frequency and a first verbosity. The method includes identifying, in the collected data, device context data that indicates a defined event exists relative to an endpoint. The collected data or the device context data are used to compute a digital experience index. Responsive to the identified device context data, the method includes modifying the first frequency or the first verbosity to implement a second collection criteria relative to a subset of managed endpoints; collecting additional data from the subset of managed endpoints using the second collection criteria; receiving additional context data that indicates the defined event no longer exists; and in response, collecting data from the managed endpoints using the first collection criteria.