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HTTP checks are a simple way to monitor the availability and response times of your services. This guide walks you through installing the Datadog Agent and configuring it to perform HTTP checks. 1. Install the Datadog Agent First, install the Datadog Agent on a host that will run the HTTP
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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
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Let’s start with the basics—what exactly is OpenMetrics? Think of it as the Esperanto of monitoring data: a standardized, plain-text way of exposing metrics so that tools like Datadog can speak the same language across the board. It’s readable by humans and parsable by machines, supporting everything
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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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Migrating a Datadog organization is a complex but necessary process when consolidating accounts, restructuring teams, or implementing new security and compliance strategies. This guide walks you through the key aspects of Datadog org migration, covering asset migration, challenges with telemetry history, strategies for sharing metrics, forwarding logs, and best practices
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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
Ensuring your software remains up-to-date is essential to avoid creating legacy systems and to leverage the most recent features and…