Dynatrace has introduced a new pricing model called "Retain with Included Queries" to address the challenges organizations face with log analytics costs and complexity, allowing for predictable budgeting and easing cost concerns. This model enables customers to retain log data at a fixed low cost and perform queries for up to 35 days without additional charges, thereby simplifying expense forecasting and management, especially for high-query usage scenarios. While the traditional usage-based pricing remains available for those needing longer retention periods or with known query patterns, the new model consolidates retention and queries into a single price, facilitating initial adoption and cost management. The flexibility between the two pricing options allows organizations to optimize their log analysis expenses according to their specific needs, with the potential for future enhancements to mix and match pricing strategies for even greater savings and value.