Company
Date Published
Author
Tomasz Rybczynski
Word count
1051
Language
American English
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None

Summary

Integrating Amazon Data Firehose with the Dynatrace Grail analytics engine allows enterprises to manage the increasing complexity of cloud workloads by providing real-time log data for effective observability and issue resolution. As cloud environments grow, the volume, velocity, and variety of log data expand, necessitating a robust solution like Dynatrace's AI-powered platform to analyze logs and mitigate impacts on business operations. While Amazon CloudWatch is a common tool for log collection, Data Firehose serves as a critical intermediary for streaming high-frequency logs, which can then be directly ingested into Dynatrace for comprehensive monitoring and troubleshooting. This integration simplifies log management by eliminating intermediary steps, enabling seamless data streaming from AWS to Dynatrace's Grail data lakehouse, where logs are processed and stored, enhancing the platform's capability to detect and address issues with minimal disruption. The setup process is straightforward, involving generating an API key and configuring AWS settings, allowing teams to view and analyze logs in context with other AWS services such as Lambda functions. This integration is available in Dynatrace version 1.290, offering users a scalable solution for log management and a direct link between AWS and Dynatrace environments.