It is for APM, Application Performance Monitoring. And server monitoring.
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I use this to check dashboards of our streaming players performances at Dazn
We combine this along side Conviva reporting, and this double observability gives us the best wider view of our application.
Good for application Performance Monitoring but not stable
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
There are two types of teams we have in every organization. One is for DevOps, and the second one is for performance testing. Those who are using these tools, like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, or whatever tool we have on the APM side.
These tools are used by two teams: one is the performance team, and another one is the DevOps team. So, the setup and the alert system belong to the DevOps team, not for performance. So, I don't use any alerts in AppDynamics, Dynatrace, or any of the tools.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement in the stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have experience with this product.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I would rate the stability a six out of ten. It can be improved.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability is not that much available with the applications.
There are around 400 to 500 end users.
How are customer service and support?
Whenever it is needed, they have provided support from the New Relic side.
Whenever they get their customers, they'll go for approval, then they will assign someone, then that person will come and understand what issue we are facing and what we require. Then they will try to resolve the issue.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I prefer AppDynamics and Dynatrace. These two tools over New Relic.
How was the initial setup?
So, integration is possible with LoadRunner and other tools in New Relic.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate it a six out of ten.
Offers good ability to execute queries and analyze data
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in my company to monitor the applications' performance and do some stress tests on the application. In our company, we use the tool to monitor the core application inside the data center. In some cases, New Relic is used to monitor users' access to the applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to execute queries and analyze the data. For all the data, the tool has a specific function with which you can spot and mix the data or correlate the data wherever you want. It is easy to simulate and execute queries, and the availability of the data is very nice. The tool gives you a basic way to manage the data.
What needs improvement?
The product's initial setup phase is not straightforward to manage if you have no experience with installations, making it an area that can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using New Relic for a year. My company is in partnership with New Relic.
How are customer service and support?
I think the support of the tool is a good option. I think the support of the tool. I rate the tool's support an eight and a half out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have experience with Catchpoint. With New Relic, you monitor the application from within. You monitor all the communication calls between the application and all the systems that the application needs to use, such as databases or servers. With Catchpoint, you can monitor user experience and how it interacts with the application, so we are monitoring from the outside, which is from the user to the application.
How was the initial setup?
For the product's initial setup phase, you need to have a background of doing installations. It is not a straightforward process, as you need to have more skills to do the tool's setup. The tool's setup phase is a little bit more complex but with the correct knowledge, it can still be very easy. You have to have some prior knowledge in installation to start with the tool's setup phase.
For the product's deployment phase, you need around 20 people because you need the people who do the installation and connections, along with the owner of the platform or the database, for which there is a need to create some access using New Relic. You have to do some configurations or partitions to install the agent. You need to have an expert on New Relic, as well as the user or the administrator of the infrastructure where the tool will be installed, so customizations can be done if needed.
The time required to deploy the solution depends on the amount of installations required and the architecture where the solution will be used. One agent can be deployed in maybe 30 minutes. Depending on whether you have everything in place and people know what they are doing, it may take 30 minutes to deploy the tool.
What was our ROI?
The tool can not be related to productivity. The product helps the development team that develops and makes changes in the applications. The tool helps a lot and provides a lot of information to the development teams so they do not have to do simulations. With all the information that New Relic provides, the development teams can just make decisions about the changes within the applications during the development. The tool offers information about the business process. With the tool, you can have all the information related to all the purchases from the marketplace and understand why the purchases were okay or why not, why the people that are logging in are not making any purchases, along with all the information related to the business process that are very helpful for the business.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is neither cheap nor expensive, and I believe that it is a competitively-priced tool.
What other advice do I have?
I don't know how the alerting mechanism in New Relic has improved our company's response time. I am more into the demo part, so I am not a user of the tool.
I rate the tool a nine out of ten.