Dynatrace Associate Certification Course
Course Overview
The Dynatrace Associate Certification course offers a solid and structured introduction to the Dynatrace platform, focusing on the key concepts of observability, monitoring, and performance analysis in modern IT environments. This training allows students to understand how the platform works, how the data it generates is interpreted, and how it is used to improve the digital experience and stability of applications and infrastructures.
Throughout the course, both theoretical fundamentals and their practical application are covered, combining guided learning with practice oriented towards real-world scenarios. Participants will learn how to analyze problems detected by the platform, understand the relationships between components, and gain a global vision of the Dynatrace core. The training is specially designed as preparation for the official exam, offering a clear basis to face the exam with confidence and good judgment.
Virtual course with certification exam included
What Nanfor courses include
Nanfor courses are designed to offer a professional and practical learning experience aligned with the most in-demand technological certifications. This training includes structured content, updated materials, and access to a virtual campus that allows flexible and progressive study. Students have resources focused on both individual study and preparation for certification.
Nanfor is committed to a clear methodology, focused on concepts, applied practice, and real understanding of the platform. All content is oriented to facilitate the validation of knowledge and for students to be able to transfer what they have learned to their professional environment from the very first moment.
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Advantages of Dynatrace training
Training in Dynatrace allows you to acquire a real understanding of how modern observability and monitoring platforms work. One of the main advantages is the practical approach, which makes it easy to understand what is happening in applications, services, and infrastructure without the need for complex configurations.
This training helps to interpret dashboards, analyze PurePaths, understand the role of OneAgent and ActiveGate, and understand how the Davis AI artificial intelligence correlates events and metrics. In addition, the course provides recommended preparation to advance in the Dynatrace ecosystem and continue with higher-level certifications, consolidating a solid foundation for technical and IT operations profiles.
Prerequisites
No advanced knowledge is required, although a basic understanding of IT environments, applications, infrastructure, and general monitoring concepts is recommended. Prior experience in systems, networks, or digital platforms is useful, as it facilitates the understanding of the key concepts covered during the course and improves practical analysis skills.
General course information
👨💻 Who is this course for?
The course is aimed at IT professionals who want to get started with Dynatrace and application and infrastructure observability. It is ideal for system administrators, operations profiles, support technicians, analysts, NOC teams, and DevOps professionals. It is also suitable for developers who want to understand how the real behavior of their applications in production is monitored.
Likewise, it is an excellent option for people seeking an entry-level certification that validates their knowledge of observability and monitoring platforms in complex digital environments.
🎯 Training objectives: What will you learn?
The main objective is for students to understand what Dynatrace is, how its platform works, and how it is used in real scenarios. Upon completion of the training, participants will be able to interpret alerts, analyze problems, identify key entities, and relate metrics to real impacts on applications and users.
They will also learn what the official exam evaluates, how to prepare for certification, and what are the main topics that are validated. The course acts as recommended preparation, helping students to structure their study and practice effectively.
📚 Dynatrace Associate Certification Course Content
1. Introduction to Dynatrace
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What is Dynatrace and what is it used for.
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Use cases: Observability, APM, infrastructure, digital experience.
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General platform architecture.
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Key components: Dynatrace Platform, OneAgent, ActiveGate, Davis AI.
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Differences between Dynatrace Full-Stack, Application-Only, and Cloud-Native.
2. Architecture and Main Components
OneAgent
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What is OneAgent.
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How to install: physical hosts, VMs, containers, Kubernetes.
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OneAgent vs OneAgent Extension.
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OneAgent modules (processes, services, logs, user sessions).
ActiveGate
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What it is for (secure proxy).
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Types: Environment ActiveGate, Cluster ActiveGate, Synthetic ActiveGate.
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Use cases: DMZ, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud.
Dynatrace Cluster / Environment
3. Infrastructure Monitoring
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Host monitoring: CPU, memory, disks, network.
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Automatically detected processes and services.
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Container and Kubernetes monitoring: pods, nodes, workloads.
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Cloud monitoring: AWS, Azure, GCP (native integrations).
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Key metrics and intelligent alerts.
4. Application Monitoring (APM)
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Automatic service detection.
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PurePaths: complete transaction traceability.
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Performance metrics: response times, throughput, errors.
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Auto-instrumentation configuration.
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Bottleneck identification.
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Monitoring of databases and external services.
5. Digital Experience (DEM)
Real User Monitoring (RUM)
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What is RUM.
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Session capture, JS errors, load times.
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User Sessions and Session Replay (real interaction video).
Synthetic Monitoring
6. Davis AI (Artificial Intelligence Engine)
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What is Davis AI.
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How it automatically analyzes problems.
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) correlation.
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Noise reduction and false alerts.
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Real-world examples of automatic detection.
7. Alerts, Problems, and Events
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Types of alerts and problem classification.
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Automatic events and custom events.
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Alerting profiles.
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Alert integrations: Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, Opsgenie, webhook.
8. Dashboards & Data Explorer
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Create custom dashboards.
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Use of Data Explorer.
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Metrics, dimensions, and visualizations.
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Dashboards for business, DevOps, SRE, and support teams.
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Dynatrace Notebooks (if SaaS version applies).
9. Integrations and Extensibility
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Integration with CI/CD systems.
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Integration with DevOps tools and external observability.
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Dynatrace APIs: REST API and AutomationEngine.
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Extensions and custom metrics.
10. Security and Access Management
11. Preparation for the Dynatrace Associate Exam
🌐 Language
The course is taught in Spanish, with adapted technical terminology and clear explanations, facilitating progressive learning and understanding of the concepts evaluated in the official certification.
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Why choose Nanfor as a specialized IT training center?
Nanfor is an IT training center with extensive experience in official certifications and specialized courses. Its approach combines theory, practice, and real exam preparation, offering training aligned with the current needs of the digital market. Choosing Nanfor means opting for clear content, professional guidance, and a training experience focused on results.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the duration and modality of the course?
The training is virtual – e-learning, with support always by your side. It takes place in Nanfor's virtual classroom, with 3 months of access and the possibility of extending for one more month (not available for subsidized training). In addition, in-person or telepresence training can be provided on demand.
Is this course related to an official Dynatrace certification?
Yes. This course is aligned with the official Dynatrace Associate certification, which validates fundamental knowledge of the Dynatrace platform, its architecture, components, and observability capabilities.
Does this course include practice for the exam?
Yes. The course covers key concepts and offers guidance for practice and exam preparation, helping students familiarize themselves with the topics evaluated in the certification.
Is it a direct preparation course for the Dynatrace Associate exam?
The course is not limited to test-type preparation, but it does provide solid and practical preparation for the Dynatrace Associate exam, providing the knowledge that Dynatrace evaluates in the certification.
Is prior training necessary before this certification?
It is not mandatory, although having basic IT knowledge facilitates the study and understanding of the course content.
Does the certification validate real knowledge of the platform?
Yes. The Dynatrace Associate Certification validates fundamental knowledge of Dynatrace and its use in real monitoring and observability environments.
Is this course suitable as a first observability certification?
Yes. It is an ideal option as a starting point for professionals who want to get started in observability and the Dynatrace ecosystem.
