Real user monitoring works by injecting code into an application to capture metrics while the application is in use. Browser-based applications are monitored by injecting JavaScript code that can detect and track page loads as well as XHR requests, which change the UI without triggering a page load.
How does Dynatrace injection work?
Dynatrace Real User Monitoring (RUM) collects metrics from your customers’ web browsers and correlates the browser data with server-side information obtained from OneAgent. Web browser data is collected by the RUM JavaScript that is placed inside the HTML of your web applications’ web pages.
What are the benefits of Dynatrace?
The many reasons that customers love Dynatrace
Dynatrace works out of the box.Dynatrace works proactively, not reactively.Dynatrace pinpoints the root causes of problems—fast.Dynatrace shows you the full picture.Dynatrace is an all-in-one monitoring tool.Dynatrace delivers premium customer service.
What is difference between Dynatrace and Splunk?
The main difference between Dynatrace and Splunk is that Dynatrace on one hand is used for end-to-end instrumentation that is used to produce high-value data whereas, on the other hand, Splunk is used to store logs and metrics collected from these high-value data and correlate them.
How does Dynatrace work in Java?
Dynatrace uses patented PurePath Technology® to capture timing and code-level context for every transaction, across every tier, without gaps or blind spots. Drill into all services and components called upon a single user interaction. Analyze response times and find hotspots at the method level.
What environments does Dynatrace support?
Dynatrace supports Alpine Linux based containers (musl based containers) on monitored Linux x86_64 hosts. This includes OpenShift, Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry installations and all forms of Docker environments.
How do I use Dynatrace client?
Get started with Dynatrace
Step 1: Create your Dynatrace account. To create an account. Step 2: Deploy Dynatrace. After you create an account, download and install Dynatrace OneAgent on a host. Step 3: Take your first look. Step 4: Fine tune your environment. Step 5: Deploy to other hosts.
What is Smartscape topology in Dynatrace?
The Topology and Smartscape API delivers details about applications, services, process groups, and infrastructure entities that Dynatrace automatically detects and monitors within a given environment.
Is Dynatrace a SaaS?
Dynatrace is the only SaaS solution with flexibility for your data needs.
How do I monitor services in Dynatrace?
Monitor a service
In the Dynatrace menu, go to Hosts.optional Filter by Operating system (Windows).Find your host and select it to display the host page.On the host page, open the browse menu (…) and select Settings.Select the OS service monitoring tab.
Is elastic APM tool?
Elastic APM is an application performance monitoring system built on the Elastic Stack. It allows you to monitor software services and applications in real-time, by collecting detailed performance information on response time for incoming requests, database queries, calls to caches, external HTTP requests, and more.
Is Dynatrace expensive?
“It is quite costly. Dynatrace was the most expensive, compared to the other products we looked at. But it was also a lot better. If you want value for your money, Dynatrace is the way to go.”
Can Dynatrace replace Splunk?
Dynatrace can actually enrich the data collected by Splunk and Dynatrace has an out of the box connection to Splunk. If the goal is application performance and end-user analytics then Dynatrace is the better solution. If the goal is security and threat analytics then Splunk is the right solution.
How does Splunk integrate with Dynatrace?
Create a new Input for the data you wish to collect via the Inputs menu -> Create New Input option.
Each input requires you to specify the following:
Input Name.Pollling interval.Splunk Index to use.Dynatrace account URL.Dynatrace API authorization token.
What data does Dynatrace collect?
Dynatrace looks for personal data such as IP addresses, UUIDs, credit card numbers, emails, and other identifiable IDs. However, there might be other personal data or individual characters that Dynatrace isn’t able to detect automatically.
What is dtSa cookie?
The dtSa cookie is used to save user action names, such as Click on Login , across different pages. This is required because page loads result in JavaScript code restart, so all contextual information must be stored in cookies.
How does Dynatrace identify an individual user even across multiple anonymous sessions?
Dynatrace typically shows all the sessions of each individual user, even when those sessions are anonymous—non-authenticated users are identified via browser cookies—or when a user tag has been edited or deleted. For mobile apps, Dynatrace identifies individual users based on the specific mobile device they use.
