OneAgent Deployment and Optimization

"OneAgent Deployment and Optimization"
Unlock the full potential of modern observability with "OneAgent Deployment and Optimization," an authoritative guide to deploying, configuring, and managing Dynatrace OneAgent across diverse computing environments. This comprehensive volume begins by laying a solid technical foundation, exploring OneAgent's critical role within observability stacks, its modular architecture, data collection flows, and rigorous security principles. Readers gain invaluable insight into platform compatibility, integration strategies, and the operational impact of agent deployments on system resources, setting the stage for resilient and scalable monitoring solutions.
Through practical chapters on deployment strategies and advanced configuration, the book equips IT professionals and DevOps engineers with proven methodologies for both traditional and cutting-edge environments, including containers, serverless functions, and hybrid clouds. It addresses challenges in ephemeral and automated contexts, emphasizes best practices for integration with orchestration and CI/CD pipelines, and guides readers through the intricacies of tag-based metadata, configuration drift, and large-scale validation. Detailed coverage of lifecycle management ensures sustained reliability through upgrades, rollbacks, and fleet coordination.
Beyond operational mastery, this book ventures into data acquisition, performance tuning, security, and compliance-essential for organizations with strict governance or regulatory requirements. With forward-looking perspectives on AIOps, integration with open telemetry standards, and the future of observability on the edge and in IoT deployments, "OneAgent Deployment and Optimization" is a vital companion for practitioners seeking to elevate their monitoring capabilities and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.