Dynatrace provides insights into runtime behavior for troubleshooting

As part of its annual Perform conference, Dynatrace presented a series of innovations, including an extension to the Observability platform tailored to developers. In addition to metrics, logs, and traces, Dynatrace wants to provide deeper insights into runtime behavior, especially for troubleshooting in the live operation of applications.

Live debugger for runtime troubleshooting

According to the announcement, the AI-supported observability platform will be expanded to include a live debugger that provides real-time contextual information from the runtime environment for troubleshooting –, especially for complex distributed application environments. Initially available as a private preview version, the Live Debugger is an additional building block in the platform that allows developers to keep the user experience and application performance under control. Alternatively, the Live Debugger app can also be used via a plug-in directly from developer tools such as Visual Studio Code or the JetBrains IDEs.

The dashboard, which is powered by the Davies AI engine, provides an overview and brings together all data for monitoring and analysis. Preconfigured views are available for a quick start, but the dashboard can also be adapted to individual requirements. Based on the metrics, logs and traces, all relevant parameters from infrastructure to application performance can be tracked, forecasts can be made, and any necessary optimization measures can be initiated. Davies AI assumes the role of a co-pilot and provides both specific information on events to be checked and the context by linking to the relevant log and tracing data.

Dynatrace has also revised the integration options in development environments and internal developer platforms to make all of the platform's observability functions more easily available across teams in organizations or the entire company. A connection to popular IDPs (Internal Developer Platform) such as Backstage can be set up via a customized plug-in. The declared aim is to enable platform engineering teams to bundle the analysis and monitoring functions and provide them as an easy-to-use self-service for developers. This should also lower the barrier to entry for teams that are less familiar with observability tools and data.

The new “Observability for Developers” service is now available at – including the private preview of the Live Debugger. Dynatrace aims to achieve general availability within 90 days. Further details on the announcement are summarized in a blog post.

Mastering Observability

The online conference Mastering Observability by iX and dpunkt.verlag on June 5, 2025 offers more information on observability. Under the motto "Logs, metrics and traces are important, but ...", the event provides answers to the question of how observability can be used to successfully assess, monitor and improve distributed systems.

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