Observability
Dynatrace: definitions, architecture and Davis artificial intelligence
The basic concepts of Dynatrace (entities, Smartscape, PurePath, Davis) and its architecture: OneAgent, ActiveGate, SaaS or Managed cluster, and the role …
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Dynatrace SaaS vs Managed: choosing, organizing the cluster and environments
Choose between Dynatrace SaaS and Managed, organize the cluster and environments, get to grips with the interface (new apps and classic pages), the playgr…
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Release monitoring in Dynatrace: versions, deployment events and issue tracking
Track deployed versions in Dynatrace: DT_RELEASE variables, Kubernetes labels, deployment events via the API, CI/CD integration and automatic ticket creat…
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Dynatrace Real User Monitoring: injection, web applications and verification
Set up real user monitoring in Dynatrace: automatic injection by OneAgent, agentless monitoring, PaaS applications, browser extension, application managem…
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Analyzing user experience in Dynatrace: sessions, traces, analysis and USQL
Use digital experience (DEM) data: Apdex and Core Web Vitals, user sessions, service flows, distributed traces, caller analysis, multidimensional analysis…
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Dynatrace metrics: Data Explorer, metric selectors, API and dashboards
Use metrics in Dynatrace: built-in and custom metrics, Data Explorer, metric selector syntax, Metrics API v2, metric ingestion and classic and new dashboa…
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Problem management in Dynatrace: Davis, the problem page, notifications and auto-remediation
Understand the problems detected by Davis, read a problem page (root cause, impact, timeline), configure alerting profiles and notifications, automate rem…
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Essential Dynatrace settings: owners, maintenance, naming, key requests and tags
Configure Dynatrace's cross-cutting settings: entity ownership, maintenance windows, naming rules, key requests and automatic or manual tags.
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Dynatrace apps: Smartscape, containers, Kubernetes, cloud functions and network
Navigate the Dynatrace apps: Smartscape topology, sub-applications, loading waterfall, containers, Kubernetes clusters, Lambda functions and host network …
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Data retention in Dynatrace: Grail, buckets and durations by data type
Understand how long Dynatrace keeps logs, traces, metrics, sessions and events, manage retention with Grail buckets, and balance costs, compliance and ana…
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Dynatrace: managing permissions (IAM, groups, policies and boundaries)
Manage access in Dynatrace: the IAM model (users, groups, policies, boundaries), default policies, writing statements, API tokens and least-privilege best…
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Using the Dynatrace API v2: a complete guide to automation
Learn how to use the Dynatrace API to automate your observability: managing scopes, routing through ActiveGate, and examples of DQL queries and events.
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