Observing database performance with New Relic
Many, if not most, modern applications are backed by a SQL database, generally providing a persistent data storage. The performance of this data store is critical to the overall application performance and yet it can be somewhat opaque to view.
New Relic tracks database calls, allowing you to see both the overall performance of the database and the details of where the database calls originate within the application and where it may be running slowly.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you will need a New Relic account (trial or paid), an application deployed with the New Relic agent, and a database that the application connects to (and a JDBC compatible database should work).
How to do it…
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