Dynatrace¶
Stable
Dynatrace is a software intelligence platform for monitoring, analyzing, and optimizing application performance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | SaaS Monitoring Platform |
| Forge Compatibility | Forge 2.1+, Forge 3.0 |
| Status | Stable |
Description¶
Dynatrace is a software intelligence platform that provides advanced monitoring and analytics for applications, infrastructure, and user experiences. It uses AI-driven insights to automatically detect and diagnose performance issues across complex, dynamic environments, including cloud-native, hybrid, and on-premises systems.
Dynatrace offers real-time observability into application performance, user behavior, and infrastructure health, helping organizations optimize performance, enhance user experiences, and ensure reliability.
Why we use it¶
Dynatrace is used to monitor our applications and infrastructure on cloud services. We monitor the following information:
- OpenTelemetry logs, traces, metrics
- Logs from Azure Resources
- Synthetic Monitoring
- Map of Applications
- Real-time monitoring
- Costing Analysis
When to use it¶
- ✅ Production application monitoring
- ✅ Distributed tracing across services
- ✅ Performance analysis and optimization
- ✅ Infrastructure health monitoring
When NOT to use it:
- ❌ Local development (use Aspire dashboard instead)
- ⚠️ Sensitive data that shouldn't leave the network
Prerequisites¶
- Access to SAIF Dynatrace tenant
- Application deployed to Azure
Related Documentation¶
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| OpenTelemetry | Telemetry data collection that feeds into Dynatrace |
| Aspire | Local development observability |