Company
Date Published
Author
Michael Kopp
Word count
977
Language
American English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Dynatrace enhances its automatic service detection capabilities by analyzing running processes with OneAgent and mapping them to "process groups" to identify applications. This process allows for the detection of microservices within applications, integrating seamlessly with systems like ServiceNow to automate IT operations. Recent updates include enhanced detection for web services, which are microservices exposing APIs via HTTP. Traditionally SOAP-based, many web services now use REST frameworks, which can be challenging to detect due to their informal structure. Dynatrace's new API aids in accurately identifying REST-based services by merging them with underlying web request services or distinguishing the same service across multiple applications through application IDs or context roots. The API also helps differentiate fully monitored web services from opaque or external ones, allowing Dynatrace to gather more context and improve detection accuracy. This ongoing development seeks to eventually include third-party services, with user feedback encouraged for further enhancements.