Dynatrace has introduced support for OpenTelemetry histograms, a significant enhancement that helps visualize and understand data distribution, especially in response time analysis for services. This support is available from Dynatrace version 1.301, integrating with new visualization options in Dashboards and Notebooks, and complements the Distributed Tracing app. Histograms play a crucial role in defining and monitoring service-level objectives (SLOs), allowing teams to analyze data distribution to make informed decisions without needing to redefine metrics. OpenTelemetry instrumentation automatically generates histograms for HTTP client and server request durations, providing a standardized way to measure and compare response times across services. Dynatrace supports both explicit and exponential histograms, with the latter efficiently handling a high dynamic range of values. The introduction of histograms also enhances the self-monitoring capabilities of the OpenTelemetry Collector, facilitating proactive issue resolution and faster decision-making by converting various metrics into a single platform. Dynatrace's commitment to OpenTelemetry ensures continuous advancement and user-friendly accessibility, making it a valuable tool for observability professionals.