Diagnose Cross-Service Latency with New Relic Java Agent Tracing
Connect spans across Java services to find where slow requests actually break down, without guessing from logs alone.
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Turning on New Relic Distributed Tracing in Java Microservices: What to Enable, How to Verify, and When to Scale
Enable New Relic Distributed Tracing for Java microservices: add the agent, set <code>distributed_tracing.enabled</code>, verify traces, measure overhead, and balance sampling and privacy. Follow a staged rollout to keep performance in check.
Choosing Between New Relic Java Agent and OpenTelemetry for Spring Boot: A Practical Decision Framework
New Relic's Java agent vs OpenTelemetry for Spring Boot: a practical decision framework covering auto-instrumentation, Infinite Tracing, metric alerting, and migration path.
opentelemetryDiagnosing Cross‑Service Latency in Java Microservices with New Relic Distributed Tracing
Learn how to use New Relic’s distributed tracing, span attributes, and service maps to pinpoint cross‑service latency in Java microservices. Includes a step‑by‑step guide, sample configuration, and trade‑off discussion.
Using New Relic Distributed Tracing to Pinpoint Latency in Microservices
New Relic’s Distributed Tracing lets you follow a request across services, spot slow spans, and reduce latency. This guide shows how to set up tracing, find bottlenecks, and balance sampling.
New Relic APM Custom Attributes: Adding Business Context to Distributed Traces
Add business context like tenantId to New Relic APM traces using the agent's request-scoped addCustomAttribute API. Covers worked examples, propagation, cardinality limits, common mistakes, and verification steps.
Turn on New Relic Distributed Tracing for a Spring Boot App and Spot Latency Hotspots
Discover how to enable New Relic Distributed Tracing in a Spring Boot app, spot latency hotspots, and understand the overhead costs.
Diagnosing High Latency in New Relic APM Transactions: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
Identify why New Relic transactions stall, locate the bottleneck via distributed tracing, and apply targeted fixes.
Enable and Verify Distributed Tracing in New Relic for Microservices
Learn how to get end‑to‑end visibility across microservices with New Relic’s Distributed Tracing. The guide covers automatic header injection, custom span creation, sampling, and common pitfalls such as broken traces in async queues.