Network performance monitoring is now available in New Relic

New Relic has announced the availability of network performance monitoring as part of its platform, achieved through a partnership with network observability provider Kentik. This integration allows users to correlate and analyze various telemetry data, including applications, infrastructure, digital experience, and network data, all in one place. By providing network engineering teams with the necessary context for faster problem resolution, users can quickly determine if network issues are affecting system performance and engage the appropriate teams. Network data is parsed into "golden signals" such as latency, packet loss, and jitter, with automatic anomaly detection to highlight potential issues. The high cardinality of network data enables users to ask exploratory questions and isolate specific network conversations by source, destination, and TCP port. Existing New Relic customers can access this feature without additional licenses, and new users can sign up for free access, with data costs applicable beyond the free tier.