We're very excited to bring the New Relic User Group circuit to Seattle at Alert Logic's new office. On Thursday, February 26th, join us for an evening of presentations, collaboration, and Q&A amongst other New Relic users and experts. Tasty treats and beverages will be provided.

Check out our schedule & speakers below and RSVP now! Hope to see you there.
 

 
Schedule
 

6 - 6:30       Drinks, food, mingling
6:30 - 7       Using New Relic APM to discover the top 3 performance anti-patterns w/ Bill Kayser
7 - 7:20       Close the Loop: Give Your App Insights w/ Eric Peterson
7:20 - 7:40  Monitor all the Things!! w/ Kevin McGuire
7:40 - 8       Q&A
8 - 8:30       Drinks, food, mingling 

Speakers

Using New Relic to discover the top 3 performance anti-patterns 
Bill Kayser, Distinguished Engineer, New Relic
@bravoking 

In this talk I'll will cover how to discover the three most common performance problems in web applications using New Relic APM.  Plus I'll give you insider tips on how to leverage lesser known features to gain a better understanding of how your applications are performing.

Close the Loop: Give Your App Insights
Eric Peterson, Sr. Web Developer, Tableau
@iamEAP 

With New Relic Insights, we can analyze—in real time—the way in which users interact with our application. By giving it a little extra data, we can track goals, conversion, and segment across user taxonomies.  Data-driven organizations arm analysts and business users with data like this to help decide how to optimize and delight users.  But have you thought about arming your application with this data and allowing it to make some of those decisions for you?

In this talk, we'll discuss deep integration between Insights and our app (in this case, Drupal), some nifty advantages we gain as a result, and some examples of how we've used Insights data to better tailor end users' experiences.

Monitor all the Things!!
Kevin McGuire, Director of Engineering, New Relic
@KevinMcGUI 

You already use New Relic to monitor your applications, but if infrastructure elements like your database or F5 switch are misbehaving, your end-user experience will be affected. New Relic Platform gives you that needed visibility. There are over 120 published plugins available to you, and writing your own is easy.

All New Relic users and fans are welcome! For more New Relic events in Seattle, be sure to check out our page on Meetup and keep an eye on the hashtag #NewRelicUG.

Thank you to our friends at Alert Logic for hosting! 

FAQs

How do I find the event?

Alert Logic is located at 1501 4th Avenue on the 25th floor. From the main entrance, head up the escalators and to the left towards the elevators marked for floors 17-30.  Take the elevator to the 25th floor and you'll see a sign for Alert Logic -- walk a few steps to the right and you'll find us!

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

If you have any questions, please contact noelle@newrelic.com.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

There is a parking garage beneath the Century Square building and street parking is limited. There are several bus stops nearby.