New Relic Assessment Test

A New Relic Assessment Test evaluates candidates on their proficiency in using New Relic, a popular application performance monitoring (APM) tool, to monitor and optimize the performance of applications and infrastructure.

A New Relic Assessment Test evaluates candidates for:

1. Introduction to New Relic:
   • Understanding of what New Relic is, its purpose, and its benefits in monitoring application performance, infrastructure, and user experiences.
2. Application Monitoring:
   • Proficiency in setting up New Relic to monitor applications deployed on various platforms (e.g., web, mobile, microservices), configuring application performance metrics (e.g., response time, throughput, error rates), and identifying performance bottlenecks.
3. Infrastructure Monitoring:
   • Skills in using New Relic to monitor infrastructure components (e.g., servers, databases, containers), collecting metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, and network traffic, and correlating infrastructure metrics with application performance.
4. Dashboards and Alerts:
   • Techniques for creating custom dashboards in New Relic to visualize key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics relevant to application and infrastructure health, setting up alerts based on thresholds and anomalies.
5. Transaction Tracing and Insights:
   • Knowledge of using New Relic's transaction tracing capabilities to track individual transactions across application layers, identifying slow transactions, understanding transaction flows, and optimizing code paths.
6. Error Monitoring and Troubleshooting:
   • Skills in configuring New Relic to monitor and alert on errors and exceptions in applications, analyzing error details, stack traces, and error trends, and troubleshooting issues impacting application reliability.
7. Real User Monitoring (RUM):
   • Proficiency in setting up and configuring New Relic for real user monitoring (RUM), capturing user interactions, measuring user satisfaction (e.g., Apdex score), identifying performance issues affecting end users, and optimizing user experience.
8. Integration and Custom Instrumentation:
   • Experience in integrating New Relic with different application stacks and platforms (e.g., Java, .NET, Node.js), using New Relic APIs for custom instrumentation, extending monitoring capabilities, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
9. Performance Optimization:
   • Techniques for using New Relic insights and data to optimize application and infrastructure performance, including identifying and addressing performance bottlenecks, improving response times, and scaling applications.
10. Capacity Planning and Scalability:
    • Knowledge of using New Relic data for capacity planning, forecasting resource requirements, scaling applications based on performance metrics, and ensuring infrastructure scalability to handle increased workloads.
11. Security and Compliance:
    • Understanding of New Relic security features, data encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, compliance with industry standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and best practices for securing monitoring data.
12. Documentation and Best Practices:
    • Commitment to documenting New Relic configurations, monitoring strategies, performance optimizations, and best practices for using New Relic effectively in production environments.
13. Continuous Learning and Development:
    • Commitment to staying updated with New Relic updates and features, exploring advanced monitoring capabilities (e.g., New Relic One), attending New Relic webinars and training sessions, obtaining relevant certifications (e.g., New Relic Certified Performance Pro), and contributing to New Relic community forums.

Overall, a New Relic Assessment Test assesses candidates' abilities to effectively monitor, analyze, and optimize application and infrastructure performance using New Relic, ensuring applications meet performance goals, user expectations, and business requirements.

This evaluation helps identify individuals who can contribute effectively to performance monitoring and optimization initiatives using New Relic's APM and infrastructure monitoring capabilities.