What does the term 'ActiveGates' refer to in Dynatrace?

ActiveGates in Dynatrace refer to proxy services that facilitate communication between monitored entities and the Dynatrace platform. They serve several critical functions, such as gathering and forwarding monitoring data, managing communication with various Dynatrace components, and providing enhanced data processing capabilities. ActiveGates allow for the secure and efficient collection of metrics from various sources, including on-premises applications, cloud infrastructure, and third-party services. This capability helps in achieving comprehensive monitoring across diverse environments without overburdening the main Dynatrace cluster, thereby ensuring optimal performance and scalability of the monitoring solution.

The other terms do not accurately describe ActiveGates: they are not specifically for authentication, nor are they designated as data processing units, and they do not function as backup servers.