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Demo: Transform OpenTelemetry data into actionable insights with the Dynatrace Distributed Tracing app

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In this blog post, we’ll walk you through a hands-on demo that showcases how the Distributed Tracing app transforms raw OpenTelemetry data into actionable insights Set up the Demo To run this demo yourself, you’ll need the following: A Dynatrace tenant. If you don’t have one, you can use a trial account.

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Demo: Monitoring the OpenTelemetry demo app Astronomy Shop with Dynatrace Dashboards

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The OpenTelemetry community created its demo application, Astronomy Shop, to help developers test the value of OpenTelemetry and the backends they send their data to. Overview of the OpenTelemetry demo app dashboard Set up the demo To run this demo yourself, youll need the following: A Dynatrace tenant.

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OpenTelemetry histograms reveal patterns, outliers, and trends

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Histograms are commonly used to define and monitor service-level objectives (SLOs). Histograms also enhance the self-monitoring capabilities of the Collector. It reports batch sizes and HTTP/RPC measurements of its own pipelines as histograms, providing valuable metrics for performance monitoring.

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Dynatrace KSPM: Transforming Kubernetes security and compliance

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Manual approaches lack continuous monitoring, making them ill-equipped to prevent issues before they arise. Request a demo The post Dynatrace KSPM: Transforming Kubernetes security and compliance appeared first on Dynatrace news. Processes are time-intensive. Reactivity. The skills gap creates inefficiencies.

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The road to observability with OpenTelemetry demo part 1: Identifying metrics and traces

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In this OpenTelemetry demo series, we’ll take an in-depth look at how to use OpenTelemetry to add observability to a distributed web application that originally didn’t know anything about tracing, telemetry, or observability. However, as software workloads have become more distributed, relying on logs alone is proving inadequate.

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What is synthetic monitoring?

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Synthetic monitoring can help to confirm your applications are performing as intended and, in the event they’re not, help you quickly figure out what’s going on. Here’s a look at what synthetic monitoring is, how it’s different from real-user monitoring, and why it matters to your business.

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Monitoring the OpenTelemetry Demo with Dynatrace Dashboards

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Dynatrace Dashboards provide a clear view of the health of the OpenTelemetry Demo application by utilizing data from the OpenTelemetry collector. With these dashboards, you can monitor your application’s usage and performance and identify potential issues like increasing failure rates. The file can be downloaded here.