Described embodiments provide systems, methods, and computer readable media for generating environment descriptors. A device having at least one process may identify a plurality of feature vectors. Each vector may describe a corresponding access to an application hosted on a server in one of a plurality of network environments and having a corresponding performance metric. The device may provide a performance model using the plurality of feature vectors and the corresponding performance metrics. The performance model may be used to determine expected performance metrics for at least a first network environment. A first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics may be generated for at least the first network environment. The first environment descriptor of the expected performance metrics may be used to assess a measured performance metric or a second environment descriptor of a second network environment.