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Datadog: Modern Monitoring & Security Platform

Overview​

Datadog is a comprehensive monitoring and security platform that provides full-stack observability for applications, infrastructure, and security. It enables teams to see inside any stack, any application, at any scale, anywhere.

Key Capabilities​

Infrastructure Monitoring​

  • Cloud Integration: Monitor all major cloud providers
  • Server Monitoring: Track physical and virtual servers
  • Container Monitoring: Full visibility into containerized environments
  • Kubernetes Monitoring: Native K8s monitoring and troubleshooting

Application Performance​

  • APM (Application Performance Monitoring): Track application performance
  • Real User Monitoring: Understand user experience
  • Synthetic Monitoring: Test application availability
  • Log Management: Centralized log collection and analysis

Security​

  • Threat Detection: Real-time security monitoring
  • Compliance Monitoring: Track compliance requirements
  • SIEM: Security information and event management
  • Cloud Security Posture Management: Cloud security monitoring

Benefits for Enterprise​

Unified Observability​

  • Single platform for monitoring, traces, and logs
  • Real-time visibility across entire infrastructure
  • Customizable dashboards and alerts

Proactive Problem Solving​

  • Automated issue detection
  • Root cause analysis
  • Predictive analytics
  • Performance optimization

Implementation Guide​

Getting Started​

  1. Sign up for Datadog account
  2. Install Datadog agent
  3. Configure integrations
  4. Set up initial dashboards

Best Practices​

  • Start with core metrics
  • Implement gradual monitoring expansion
  • Set up meaningful alerts
  • Use tagging effectively

Integration with CAP Platform​

Datadog serves as our primary monitoring solution for the Core AI Platform, ensuring reliable operation and security of AI services.