What happens to DDU consumption if more data points are ingested from custom metrics?

When more data points are ingested from custom metrics, DDU (Davis Data Units) consumption increases because DDUs are a measure of the overall amount of data processed and stored in the Dynatrace platform. Each unique metric ingested contributes to DDU consumption, as Dynatrace allocates DDUs based on the volume and frequency of the metric data captured. Therefore, an increase in custom metrics directly correlates to a higher rate of DDU consumption.

This means that as you add more custom metrics or increase the frequency of metric reporting, you are utilizing more DDUs to accommodate the heightened data volume. In other words, there is a direct relationship where an increase in data points leads to a proportional increase in the resources required to process and store that data within Dynatrace.