What are external dependencies in the context of Dynatrace services?

In the context of Dynatrace services, external dependencies refer specifically to outgoing calls made by monitored services to systems or components that are not being monitored by Dynatrace in the current environment. This is an important concept because it allows organizations to have a comprehensive view of how their services interact with external systems, even if those systems are not under direct monitoring.

Understanding external dependencies helps in identifying potential performance bottlenecks, reliability issues, and other factors that can impact the overall performance of the application or service. Monitoring these dependencies is critical for troubleshooting and for ensuring that the application behaves as expected when interacting with external systems.

By focusing on outgoing calls to unmonitored systems, Dynatrace provides insights into the entire landscape of the application’s interactions, enabling teams to enhance performance and address issues that arise from these external interactions. This is why the chosen answer accurately describes external dependencies in the context of Dynatrace services.