Which types of metrics are built-in and provided by Dynatrace?

Metrics provided by Dynatrace OneAgent are essential for monitoring and observability. Dynatrace OneAgent automatically collects a wide array of built-in metrics related to the performance of applications, infrastructure, and services across the environment where it is deployed. This includes metrics for processes, host performance, service response times, database performance, and more.

These built-in metrics enable users to gain valuable insights into system health and performance without the need for manual configuration or custom coding. The automatic nature of this data collection allows for quicker troubleshooting and better decision-making around application and infrastructure performance.

While custom metrics created by users, metrics from third-party applications, and metrics from cloud platforms can add value to monitoring efforts, they are not standard offerings from Dynatrace itself. Instead, these other metrics require user intervention for creation or integration, differentiating them from the seamless, built-in metrics that the OneAgent provides right out of the box.