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A&F Co. uses Dynatrace's AI-powered monitoring platform to automatically detect problems in software code before updates go live on the company's websites and apps. If the system identifies a performance issue during a software update, it blocks the release, preventing bugs or outages from reaching shoppers.
Details
A&F Co. runs Dynatrace's OneAgent software across its Red Hat OpenShift container infrastructure, giving it full-stack visibility into application performance. The AI-powered quality gates are embedded in the software delivery pipeline, automatically blocking code that fails performance standards. Dynatrace confirmed this as an active deployment in a published customer case study. The company tracked an increase in deployment frequency from biweekly to daily releases across all brand sites as a result.
Products affected
all A&F Co. digital propertiesHollister app
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Abercrombie & Fitch Co.: A&F Co. uses Dynatrace's AI-powered monitoring platform to automatically detect problems in software code before updates go live on the company's websites and apps. If the system identifies a performance issue during a software update, it blocks the release, preventing bugs or outages from reaching shoppers (data as of 2026-03-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/4d7bb1b1-cb4f-4f6d-b8ab-c6c02d6478c3. Accessed October 13, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/4d7bb1b1-cb4f-4f6d-b8ab-c6c02d6478c3
- Data as of
- March 22, 2026
- Last verified
- April 10, 2026
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