Upgrade your K8s monitoring experience
Blog post from New Relic
As Kubernetes environments grow more complex with increased scaling, New Relic's updated Kubernetes integration (v3) aims to simplify monitoring by enhancing performance and configurability while reducing resource usage. This update includes a significant reduction in CPU and memory consumption, support for external control planes like Rancher, and improved log messages for easier troubleshooting. The integration now allows for a more flexible configuration with the use of YAML files instead of environment variables, enabling support for complex data structures. It also introduces a sidecar pattern for better error handling and lifecycle management, and allows manual configuration of scraping intervals to suit specific needs. The upgrade process is streamlined with a compatibility layer that maps old values to the new system, minimizing breaking changes. Throughout development, rigorous testing ensured a smooth transition from v2 to v3, addressing issues and optimizing the user experience.