Transform your applications from mysterious black boxes into fully observable, intelligently monitored systems with Datadog - the platform trusted by Netflix, Airbnb, and thousands of companies worldwide. This beginner-friendly course demystifies monitoring through hands-on practice with real scenarios. You'll start by understanding why that 3am outage happened and how monitoring could have prevented it. Then you'll build dashboards that actually tell stories about system health, not just display random metrics. Finally, you'll configure alerts that catch real problems without flooding your inbox with noise. Through practical exercises based on actual production crises, you'll gain the monitoring skills that separate amateur developers from professional engineers. By course completion, you'll confidently implement monitoring strategies that prevent outages, accelerate debugging, and impress technical interviewers. Whether you're a developer wanting to level up, a system administrator embracing DevOps, or anyone responsible for application reliability, this course provides the observability expertise that modern teams demand. Join us to master the tool that turns chaos into clarity.
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Ce que vous apprendrez
Configure Datadog agents and integrations to collect metrics, logs, and traces from applications and infrastructure.
Design and build actionable dashboards that provide real-time visibility into system health and performance.
Implement intelligent alerting strategies with proper thresholds, notification channels, and escalation policies.
Compétences que vous acquerrez
- Catégorie : Application Performance Management
- Catégorie : Continuous Monitoring
- Catégorie : Real Time Data
- Catégorie : System Monitoring
- Catégorie : Technical Communication
- Catégorie : Cloud Applications
- Catégorie : Software Installation
- Catégorie : Anomaly Detection
- Catégorie : Software Visualization
- Catégorie : Incident Management
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In this module, learners will explore how to install and configure Datadog agents to capture key performance metrics from infrastructure and applications. They will develop foundational monitoring capabilities using Datadog integrations and apply structured testing methods to assess and enhance monitoring effectiveness. The module emphasizes achieving full observability for production systems through well-designed, data-driven monitoring practices.
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This module guides learners in mastering effective dashboard design principles that emphasize clarity over complexity. Learners will explore how to build comprehensive visualizations using Datadog’s widget library and advanced query language. The module also covers designing stakeholder-specific dashboards that clearly communicate system health and performance insights to diverse audiences, including executives, engineers, and support teams.
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In this module, learners will learn how to create smart and sustainable alerting systems that detect incidents efficiently while avoiding unnecessary noise and fatigue. They will configure intelligent monitors leveraging features like anomaly detection, forecasting, and composite conditions. Learners will also design escalation and notification workflows to deliver timely alerts to the correct stakeholders via optimal channels, ensuring swift and effective incident response.
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