What is the architecture of the monitoring solution (centralized vs distributed)?

[GosiaMurawska]

And what are the advantages of this architecture?

[theharithsa · Accepted solution]

Dynatrace uses a hybrid-centralized architecture:

• The SaaS backend (Dynatrace Cluster/Grail) provides centralized data storage, AI-based analytics (Davis AI), and UI access. - Data collection is distributed, using OneAgents and ActiveGates:
• OneAgent gather telemetry from hosts and applications.
• ActiveGate support secure data forwarding, network zone bridging, and SNMP/API-based extension execution. This allows scalable observability across distributed infrastructures while managing data ingestion and analytics centrally.