What type of applications do Application Rules and Detection apply to?

Application Rules and Detection within Dynatrace are specifically designed to apply to auto-injected (agent-based) web applications. This is because these application types utilize Dynatrace's auto-injection capabilities, allowing the platform to seamlessly monitor and analyze their performance by embedding agents directly into the web applications at runtime.

The key benefit of using agent-based monitoring is that it provides rich data collection, which includes deep insights into user transactions, service dependencies, and overall application health. This depth of analysis is critical for effective performance monitoring and proactive issue resolution.

Other application types mentioned do not support the same level of automated agent-based detection. Mobile applications and broker applications, for instance, may have different monitoring requirements and may not utilize the auto-injection technique utilized by web applications. Similarly, agentless applications are not suitable for Application Rules and Detection, as they lack the necessary instrumentation that agent-based monitoring provides. Therefore, the specific focus of Application Rules and Detection on auto-injected web applications highlights its role in providing a detailed and comprehensive monitoring experience tailored to the needs of modern web architectures.