{"id":48866,"date":"2025-03-27T02:31:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=48866"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:27:00","slug":"new-relic-certified-apm-practitioner-associate-apa-comprehensive-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/new-relic-certified-apm-practitioner-associate-apa-comprehensive-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"New Relic Certified APM Practitioner &#8211; Associate (APA) Comprehensive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-29-1024x606.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-29-1024x606.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-29-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-29-768x455.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-29.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This exam validates candidates&#8217; knowledge of New Relic APM fundamentals, user interface and navigation, understanding insights for performance analysis, triage and troubleshooting techniques, and methods for tracking and improving application performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/devopsschool.com\/courses\/newrelic\/\">New Relic Certified<\/a> APM Practitioner &#8211; Associate (APA) certification validates an individual\u2019s foundational skills in using New Relic\u2019s Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tool. Aimed at new users and beginners, this certification ensures that the candidate can install and configure agents, understand core observability metrics, interpret APM data, and troubleshoot common application issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This certification is a great starting point for developers, DevOps engineers, SREs, and IT professionals beginning their journey with application monitoring and observability using New Relic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-30.png 530w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-30-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understand New Relic APM fundamentals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain hands-on experience with APM agents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn visualization and alerting techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Troubleshoot performance bottlenecks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand the full stack observability model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Topics &amp; Agenda for 3 Days Training<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 1: New Relic APM Fundamentals &amp; Agent Management<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 1: Introduction to Observability &amp; New Relic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is Observability?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Importance of APM in modern software delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Relic One Platform overview<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 2: APM Concepts &amp; Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transactions, Services, Traces, Metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding SLAs and performance indicators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 3: Agent Installation and Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Language-specific agent installation (Java, Node.js, Python, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application naming and environment tagging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configuration best practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lab:<\/strong> Installing and verifying an APM agent on a demo application<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 2: Visualizing and Interpreting APM Data<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 1: Navigating New Relic APM UI<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transactions tab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service maps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Error analytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 2: Distributed Tracing and Service Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Understanding trace data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visualizing dependencies and latency issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 3: Dashboards and NRQL Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building custom dashboards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to New Relic Query Language (NRQL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating widgets and charts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lab:<\/strong> Creating dashboards and writing NRQL queries to fetch app metrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 3: Troubleshooting, Alerting, and Full Stack Observability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 1: Troubleshooting with APM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identifying slow transactions and errors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzing throughput and response times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 2: Alerts and Incident Management<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating alert policies and conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Setting thresholds and baseline alerts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration with Slack, PagerDuty, and email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session 3: Extending APM with Logs and Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ingesting logs into New Relic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correlating infrastructure metrics with application performance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduction to Full Stack Observability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lab:<\/strong> Creating alert conditions and integrating logs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Audience<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This certification is designed for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Software Developers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DevOps Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QA and Testing Engineers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IT Operations Professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>System Administrators<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Basic understanding of application architecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarity with software development lifecycle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trainer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rajesh Kumar<\/strong><br>Certified New Relic Instructor and DevOps Expert<br>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rajeshkumar.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.rajeshkumar.xyz\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rajesh Kumar is an industry-leading DevOps and observability trainer with over 18 years of experience in the IT industry. As a passionate educator, he has trained thousands of professionals and helped enterprises implement observability best practices using tools like New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana, and more. His hands-on teaching style and real-world case studies provide an immersive learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exam Details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-35.png 342w, https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-35-153x300.png 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> For certification details, pricing, and official exam registration, visit the official page:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.newrelic.com\/page\/new-relic-certified-apm-practitioner-associate-apa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/learn.newrelic.com\/page\/new-relic-certified-apm-practitioner-associate-apa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This exam validates candidates&#8217; knowledge of New Relic APM fundamentals, user interface and navigation, understanding insights for performance analysis, triage and troubleshooting techniques, and methods for tracking and improving application&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48866"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58929,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48866\/revisions\/58929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}