Datadog Mastery: Infrastructure

Welcome to the Datadog Mastery series—a collection of hands-on tutorials designed to guide you from your first Agent installation to advanced monitoring strategies. Whether you’re new to Datadog or looking to deepen your expertise, these videos and blog posts will give you practical knowledge and pro tips to get the most out of your observability setup.

I01 - Datadog Agent and Integrations

Kick off your Datadog journey by learning how to deploy, configure, and manage the Datadog Agent. Understand how integrations extend Datadog’s capabilities.

🎬 Video:

• Deploy your first Datadog Agent
• Configure the Agent
• Manage and troubleshoot the Agent with common commands
• Deploy your first integration

I02 - Installing the Agent on Kubernetes

I02.1 - Getting Started with Kubernetes

Learn how to deploy the Agent in Kubernetes environments using Helm and the Operator.

🎬 Video:

• Deploy the Agent with Helm
• Deploy the Agent with the Operator
• Collect data from your first Kubernetes integration

I02.2 - Deep Dive: Advanced Kubernetes Monitoring

Explore cluster-level observability features and tools tailored for Kubernetes workloads.

🎬 Video:

• Datadog Cluster Agent
• Cluster Checks
• Container-level monitoring
• Kubernetes search and the Orchestrator view

I03 - Tagging and Best Practices

Set up meaningful tags to drive organization, cost tracking, and ownership clarity.

🎬 Video:

• Applying env, service, version, and ownership tags
• Leveraging tags for cost allocation and search

📖 Blog: Correlation: The Foundation of Good Observability

Learn how tagging and data correlation streamline root cause analysis during critical incidents.

Correlation the foundation of good Observability

Why Data Correlation Matters in Crisis Management In times of crisis, your ability to quickly connect the dots between various data points can be the difference between identifying a root cause swiftly or getting lost in an overwhelming sea of metrics. When investigating an incident, such as a CPU spike,

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I04 - Cloud Provider Integrations

Discover how to integrate AWS, Azure, and GCP into Datadog and use tagging for cost optimization.

🎬 Video:

• Setting up integrations for major cloud providers
• Tagging strategies for cost visibility

📖 Blog: Datadog Cloud Integration: Setup and Cost Optimization

Monitor everything in one place and keep cloud spend under control.

Datadog Cloud Integration: Setup and Cost Optimization

To achieve a comprehensive monitoring setup for your infrastructure, it’s essential to integrate cloud provider data into Datadog. Datadog supports integrations with major cloud providers, allowing you to streamline monitoring, optimize costs, and ensure a unified view of your system’s health. This guide will take you through the

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I05 - Leveraging Observability Data

Explore how far Agent data can take you—from host maps to ownership-driven dashboards.

🎬 Video:

• Host-level insights and host maps
• Dashboards powered by integration data and ownership tags

I06 - Dashboarding

Design clean, powerful dashboards that drive action—not confusion.

📖 Blog: Datadog Dashboards: Dive into Masterful Dashboard Design

🎬 Video:

• Dashboarding principles and techniques

Datadog Dashboards: Dive into Masterful Dashboard Design

Dashboarding and data visualization may seem deceptively simple initially, requiring no specialized training, especially when utilizing…

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I07 - Monitoring

Avoid alert fatigue with smarter, noise-resistant monitoring strategies.

📖 Blog: Get the Signal, Skip the Noise: Expert Tips for Datadog Monitoring

🎬 Video:

• Best practices for monitor configuration and alert tuning

Get the Signal, Skip the Noise: Expert Tips for Datadog Monitoring

Reliable systems start with effective monitoring—but without careful configuration, monitors can easily generate noise instead of insights. As infrastructure scales, it’s crucial that alerts distinguish real problems from transient issues. In this guide, we’ll walk through best practices for configuring Datadog monitors that prioritize meaningful signals over noise—

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I08 - Managing Secrets

Securely handle sensitive credentials in Datadog Agent configurations.

📖 Blog: Securely Managing Secrets in Datadog Agent

🎬 Video:

• Using secrets management in standalone and Kubernetes setups

Securely Managing Secrets in Datadog Agent: Standalone and Kubernetes Deployments

Keeping API keys, passwords, and other credentials out of plaintext configuration is essential for security. The Datadog Agent provides a secrets management mechanism to handle sensitive data both in standalone installations and in Kubernetes environments. In this deep dive, we’ll explore how Datadog Agent’s secret handling works, best

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I09 - Troubleshooting Tips

Break down deployed agents and explore debugging tools and techniques.

🎬 Video:

• Overview of agent components
• Useful debugging commands

I10 - Proxy Installation

List the various places to set a proxy and ensure the traffic reaches Datadog in environment with strict network policies.

🚀 Stay Tuned

This is just the beginning. I’ll continue adding deep-dives, advanced use cases, and real-world scenarios. Have a suggestion or request? Reach out on LinkedIn or leave a comment below.

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