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Welcome to the New Relic observability platform! Our platform gives you deep visibility into your systems. It helps you solve problems you may not have been aware of, regardless of the technology you use. You can see how New Relic works here or get started now if you want to jump right in.
New Relic provides many ways to increase visibility. This allows you to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve digital performance. Here's a brief overview of our most popular capabilities and features.
Alerts help you find issues and set notifications when something unusual happens in your applications and code. New Relic includes pre-defined upon installation, but you can also create your own. You can receive alerts through tools like PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Jira, Slack, and more. We can help you understand key info, like critical issues, manage the suppressed noise, and mitigate alert fatigue.Learn more about alerts [here](/docs/alerts-applied-intelligence/overview/).
Learn more about APM [here](/docs/apm/new-relic-apm/getting-started/introduction-apm/).
Learn more about browser [here](/docs/browser/browser-monitoring/getting-started/introduction-browser-monitoring/).
Learn more about dashboards [here](/docs/query-your-data/explore-query-data/dashboards/introduction-dashboards/).
Learn more about errors inbox [here](/docs/apm/errors-inbox/errors-inbox-ui).
Learn more about IAST [here](/docs/iast/introduction).
Learn more about infrastructure [here](/docs/infrastructure/infrastructure-monitoring/get-started/get-started-infrastructure-monitoring/).
Learn more about Kubernetes [here](l/docs/kubernetes-pixie/kubernetes-integration/get-started/introduction-kubernetes-integration).
Learn more about live archives [here](/docs/logs/get-started/log-live-archives).
Learn more about logs [here](/docs/logs/get-started/get-started-log-management/).
Learn more about network [here](/docs/network-performance-monitoring/get-started/npm-introduction/).
Learn more about mobile [here](/docs/mobile-monitoring/new-relic-mobile/get-started/introduction-mobile-monitoring/).
Learn more about OpenTelemetry [here](/docs/more-integrations/open-source-telemetry-integrations/opentelemetry/get-started/opentelemetry-get-started-intro/).
Learn more about NRQL [here](/docs/nrql/get-started/introduction-nrql-new-relics-query-language/).
Learn more about serverless and Lambda [here](/docs/serverless-function-monitoring/aws-lambda-monitoring/get-started/monitoring-aws-lambda-serverless-monitoring/).
Learn more about service levels [here](/docs/service-level-management/intro-slm/).
Learn more about synthetics [here](/docs/synthetics/synthetic-monitoring/getting-started/get-started-synthetic-monitoring/).
Learn more about vulnerability management [here](/docs/vulnerability-management/overview/).
The first step in observability requires collecting lots of performance data, known as telemetry data. Our observability platform gathers data from your services using agents. An agent is a file or a few lines of code that collects data on your service and sends it to our platform for analysis. Instrumentation is the process of making something measurable. Agents integrate into a service as part of this process. You might instrument a gas tank by installing a meter that measures how full or empty your tank is. You monitor your tank; when it approaches empty, you know it's time to fill up again.
New Relic does something similar. An agent is a file or piece of code that you attach to a particular service during an installation procedure. Like a gas meter, our agents keep track of the service's performance by monitoring metrics such as response times and error rates. By analyzing this data, you can gain insights into the functioning of your service and identify areas for improvement. An agent is first installed in your environment with a default configuration. The process of installation, setup, and instrumentation can vary. It depends on the service you want to collect data from.
These are the agents at New Relic:
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APM agent: For server-side applications
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Browser agent: For browser applications
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Infrastructure agents: For hosts and on-host integrations
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Mobile agent: For mobile applications
Besides these agents, we also support open-source integrations. They report data from open standards for instrumentation. These standards include OpenTelemetry and tools like DropWizard, Prometheus, and more.
## Sign up for New Relic if you haven't alreadyReady to get started? If you haven't already, [sign up for a New Relic account](https://newrelic.com/signup). It's free, forever.
Signing up takes only a few minutes. Once you have an account, you can begin monitoring your applications.
Add your data to New Relic to begin analyzing and understanding it. Our guided install will detect your environment so you only have to select the systems you wish to monitor.
Click the <DNT>**Guided install**</DNT> button. Or, if your organization is located in an [EU data center](/docs/using-new-relic/welcome-new-relic/get-started/our-eu-us-region-data-centers), click <DNT>**EU Guided install**</DNT>.
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If you want to add more data from other sources, check [our quickstart](https://newrelic.com/instant-observability) page to add data sources to your monitoring system.
If you prefer a manual installation, see the [New Relic manual installation](/docs/new-relic-solutions/get-started/manual-installation).
[Analyze data](/docs/query-your-data/explore-query-data/browse-data/introduction-data-explorer/) from all connected applications in New Relic to identify issues and view performance metrics. Examining this data helps you identify issues within your applications and make informed decisions to optimize performance. Explore your data to get instant visibility into all your telemetry data.
Write your first query using our [New Relic Query Language (NRQL)](/docs/nrql/get-started/introduction-nrql-new-relics-query-language/). You can query data from your applications and understand insights from your data. With NRQL you can analyze your data for better decision making. Query your data to gain insight into your applications, hosts, and business-critical activity. Correlate performance metrics with business KPIs to speed up MTTD and MTTR.
Although [our quickstarts](https://newrelic.com/instant-observability) include pre-defined dashboards to monitor your system, you can create and configure your [dashboards](/docs/query-your-data/explore-query-data/dashboards/introduction-dashboards/). Our dashboards allow you to create and share interactive visualizations of any data you need to see from anywhere on the New Relic platform. Use dashboards to provide context and visibility into what your system is doing in real-time.
Although [our quickstarts](https://newrelic.com/instant-observability) include pre-defined alerts to monitor your system, you can [create and configure](/docs/tutorial-create-alerts/create-an-alert/) your alerts. Use alerts to set thresholds and receive notifications of changes in performance across your system. This will help you stay ahead of performance issues to avoid negative impacts on your users. Keep your team focused and productive with intelligent incident management.
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Select the platform access that fits your needs. Learn more about our pricing editions: Standard, Pro, and Enterprise and [how New Relic pricing works](/docs/accounts/accounts-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/new-relic-one-pricing-billing/)