# Are historical trends and baseline thresholds supported for proactive analysis?

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/are-historical-trends-and-baseline-thresholds-supported-for-proactive-analysis/52689>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** getting-started, network-monitoring\
**Created:** [July 29, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/are-historical-trends-and-baseline-thresholds-supported-for-proactive-analysis/52689 "2025-07-29T09:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gosia\_Murawska](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Gosia\_Murawska](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/Gosia_Murawska)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/are-historical-trends-and-baseline-thresholds-supported-for-proactive-analysis/52689/1 "2025-07-29T09:09:57Z")

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What can you do with data stored in Dynatrace?

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**Author:** ![theharithsa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/theharithsa/32/16236_2.png) [@theharithsa](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/theharithsa)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 9:10am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/are-historical-trends-and-baseline-thresholds-supported-for-proactive-analysis/52689/2 "2025-07-29T09:10:30Z")

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Yes:

- Dynatrace stores metric data in **Grail** for long-term retention and analysis.
- You can compare performance over time, across devices, and set **static or dynamic thresholds** for early warning.
- Dashboards, Notebooks, and DQL queries enable rich trend visualization and proactive insights.