If you have a host with 16 GB RAM and spin up another host of the same size at 10:30 AM, how does Dynatrace consider the unit usage?

The rationale for considering the host usage as one unit lies in the specific criteria Dynatrace employs to evaluate resources. Dynatrace’s unit usage typically focuses on the sizes of the resources rather than the exact number of hosts running. In this case, both hosts have the same size of 16 GB RAM and are running concurrently from 10:30 AM.

When assessing resource utilization, Dynatrace consolidates the hosts based on size, rather than treating each host as an individual unit simply because they are operating at the same time. Therefore, despite having two hosts running, since they share the same attributes and are functioning simultaneously without contributing additional load or separate evaluations based on size, they are represented as a single unit of usage.

The emphasis is on the capacity being evaluated and how Dynatrace measures the collective size of resources rather than counting individual instances when they do not differ in size or capacity. This focus allows for a streamlined analysis of resource utilization across the environment.