Datadog Fundamentals

This course will teach you to configure Datadog to collect metrics from infrastructure and applications for monitoring, alerting, and tracking system performance.

Datadog provides infrastructure and application monitoring as a service. In this course, Datadog Fundamentals, you will learn to use Datadog as a central location for collecting and visualizing system metrics and performance information. First, you’ll learn to set up monitors and notifications that alert you when your servers or applications are not running as expected. Next, you’ll explore how dashboards are used to visualize metrics. Finally, you’ll discover how advanced log aggregation can be used for additional insight into system behavior. By the end of the course, you’ll understand how Datadog provides a complete picture of application performance from end to end.

• Course Overview 1min
• An Introduction to Datadog 14mins
• An Overview of Datadog Integrations 11mins
• Applying the Datadog Agent 27mins
• Collecting and Visualizing Metrics 24mins
• Displaying Data with Dashboards 15mins
• Understanding Application Performance Monitoring 19mins
• Understanding Synthetic Monitoring 13mins
• Log Management 19mins
• Applying Alerts and Notifications 27mins
• Course Review 3mins