Explore Observability as Code with Dynatrace's Terraform Provider in this comprehensive video tutorial. Learn how to automate the management of SLOs, dashboards, synthetic checks, anomaly detection, alerting, and management zones. Discover best practices, getting started tips, and watch a live demo featuring multi-environment delivery of AWS Lambda functions with full Dynatrace configuration. Gain insights from Adrian Gonciarz, SRE Director at Kitopi, as he demonstrates practical examples including calculated service metrics, key request marking, and cross-environment automation. Master the use of Terraform for self-service observability and understand when to choose between Terraform and Dynatrace Monaco. Follow along with hands-on demos covering Terraform initialization, SLO creation and export, dashboard automation, and synthetic test automation for Lambda functions.
Getting Started with Dynatrace Terraform Provider for Observability as Code
Overview
Syllabus
– Introduction
– What you will learn today
– Dynatrace Terraform Provider
– When to choose Terraform or Dynatrace Monaco?
– Example: Calculated Service Metric
– Example: Marking a Key Request
– Why use the provider?
– Demo: AWS Lambda Intro
– Demo: Terraform Init
– Demo: Create SLO Manually
– Demo: Export SLO as Terraform
– Demo: Automate Dashboard
– Demo: Cross Environment
– Demo: Automate Synthetics for Lambda
– Wrap-Up
Taught by
Dynatrace
