What determines the size of a host unit for licensing purposes?

The size of a host unit for licensing purposes in Dynatrace is primarily determined by the amount of RAM provided by a host. This is because RAM is a critical resource that directly influences the performance and capacity of applications running on that host. A higher RAM allocation typically allows a host to handle more concurrent processes and greater workloads, which directly correlates with how Dynatrace licenses its software solutions.

By focusing on RAM, Dynatrace ensures that organizations are licensed based on the actual resources that can impact their ability to monitor and manage applications effectively. This metric provides a clear and quantifiable means of determining host capacity, making it a standardized method for license assessment. While other factors such as CPU power, the number of users, and the type of applications are important for performance monitoring, they do not directly determine the licensing structure in the way that RAM does.