New Relic, Inc., the software analytics company, today announced they are joining the Google Cloud Platform Partner Program as a technology partner for Google Compute Engine. New Relic is now available free of charge for monitoring the performance of large-scale computing workloads on Linux virtual machines in Google’s data centers hosted on Google Cloud Platform. With the integration of New Relic’s service, Google Cloud Platform customers have in-depth application performance visibility to help them monitor, troubleshoot and optimize their applications.

Google has extended to existing New Relic customers its Google Cloud Platform Starter Pack, which includes:

• A $2,000 credit, for both Google App Engine and Google Compute Engine
• To apply, New Relic customers should visit cloud.google.com/resources/starterpack and enter promo code: nrc-org

Google will also be taking the stage as a premiere sponsor of FutureStack13, New Relic’s first-ever technology conference. Their sponsorship includes co-sponsoring the kickoff party featuring legendary rock band, CAKE, and the FutureStack diversity scholarship program, enabling 10 developers to travel to and attend the conference. In addition, longtime Googler Rick Boyd, head of developer relations for the Google Cloud Platform, will speak on the topic “Continuum Between IaaS and PaaS: Finding the Sweet Spot.”

Supporting Quotes

"Both New Relic and Google are committed to building products that are not only reliable but also accessible and easy to use. Together, the Google Cloud Platform and New Relic are helping organizations shift their focus away from worrying about the health of their infrastructure and instead toward building better applications." - Bill Lapcevic, vice president of business development, New Relic

Online Resources

• Learn more about our Google partnership at our blog here
• Google Cloud Platform customers can get started today with a free New Relic Standard account at newrelic.com/google
• Register for Future Stack, October 24 - 25 in San Francisco, at www.futurestack.io