Introduction to New Relic, 2nd Edition: Fundamentals and Implementation of Observability

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Introduction to New Relic, 2nd Edition: Fundamentals and Implementation of Observability was read.

The book covers a comprehensive range of New Relic's features. Nearly half of the pages are dedicated to practical usage, allowing readers to learn about implementation methods.

I thought it would be nice if the specifications of NRQL were also included, but it seems faster to supplement the missing parts with documentation or by actually trying it out.

• The book defines telemetry data as follows:
  • Metrics
  • A collection of measurements grouped or collected periodically
  • Data aggregation over a specific period
  • Logs
  • Text lines generated by the system when specific code is executed
  • Traces
  • The state of coordinated events or transactions