Dynatrace reaches initial stage for FedRAMP high certification

Dynatrace, a company specializing in observability platforms, has reached an important milestone in its journey towards Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Class D (High) certification. This significant achievement was announced in a press release, indicating that Dynatrace has obtained Initial Implementation status for the Class D (High) baseline.

The Class D (High) certification is a crucial step towards full certification, which would allow federal agencies to utilize Dynatrace's observability platform for monitoring, securing, and optimizing applications and infrastructure at the highest cloud security level. According to Steve Tack, Dynatrace's Chief Product Officer, reaching this stage means federal agencies can now deploy the company's full AI-powered platform to their most sensitive and mission-critical workloads.

Obtaining FedRAMP High certification requires compliance with nearly 420 security controls under NIST SP 800-53, which is about 30% more stringent than the requirements for the Class C (Moderate) baseline. FedRAMP High is designed for agencies handling the government's most sensitive unclassified data.

Dynatrace's observability platform has already been employed by federal agencies for mission-critical workloads, including in air-gapped environments. The company positions itself among a select group of observability platforms aiming for FedRAMP's highest impact level. Once the full Class D (High) certification is achieved, agencies will have access to Dynatrace's suite of features, which includes Grail, an AI-powered data lakehouse for observability, security, and analytics; AI-powered anomaly detection and predictive analytics; and integrated application security monitoring.

Dynatrace is actively incorporating Class D (High) compliance requirements into the development of its platform, signaling a commitment to meeting the rigorous standards set by the FedRAMP program.