Episode Details

This week we discuss Private Equity buying New Relic and review the Gartner MQ for APM like no one else. Plus, some thoughts on yogurt, fruit and almonds…

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Runner-up Titles

• How big are your almonds?
• It’s under consideration
• The Olympics of Monitoring
• Putting Hats on Cats
• Stanley Nickels for Monitoring
• The 3 Fines
• It’s just crazy enough [that] it might work
• I was told the test was log management
• IDC is the thin balogna

Rundown

• New Relic is getting bought so let’s overanalyze the APM MQ
  • WSJ News Exclusive | Software Company New Relic in Talks to Be Sold
  • 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ - For APM and Observability
  • IDC APM marketshare from 2021

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