devops-exercises/topics/datadog/README.md
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DataDog

Questions

Basics

Describe at least three use cases for using something like Datadog. Can be as specific as you would like
  • Monitor instances/servers downtime
  • Detect anomalies and send an alert when it happens
  • Service request or response latency

What ways are there to collect or send data to Datadog?
  • Datadog agent installed on the device or location which you would like to monitor
  • Using Datadog API
  • Built-in integrations

What is a host in regards to Datadog?

Any physical or virtual instance that is monitored with Datadog. Few examples:

  • Cloud Instance, Virtual Machine
  • Bare metal node
  • Platform or service specific nodes like Kubernetes node

Basically any device or location that has Datadog agent installed and running on.

What is a Datadog agent?
What are Datadog agents?