Simplify Go application monitoring with New Relic’s Go easy instrumentation
Blog post from New Relic
New Relic's Go easy instrumentation offers a simplified solution for monitoring Go applications, addressing the challenges developers face with manual instrumentation processes. The blog post introduces four practical examples ranging from a simple Hello, World! app to complex gRPC-based distributed systems, demonstrating the seamless integration of New Relic's SDK for efficient monitoring. By eliminating the tedious task of manual instrumentation, Go easy instrumentation facilitates comprehensive tracking of metrics like transaction times and error rates, making it adaptable for both basic and large-scale applications. The tool offers quick plug-and-play setup, scalability, and customization options, ensuring developers can focus on building software while maintaining robust application health visibility. Despite being in a preview stage, it promises to reduce instrumentation gaps and streamline the monitoring process, with ongoing updates to expand its features.