The text provides a comprehensive guide on using Datadog to monitor CoreDNS in Kubernetes environments, focusing on metrics, logs, and traces to ensure optimal performance. It outlines the steps to integrate CoreDNS with Datadog, including the installation and configuration of the Datadog Agent and Cluster Agent using Helm, a package manager for Kubernetes. The guide explains how to visualize CoreDNS metrics through Datadog's dashboard, use tags for data analysis, and monitor container resource usage and CoreDNS performance with Network Performance Monitoring (NPM) and distributed tracing. It also details how to collect and explore CoreDNS logs using Datadog's Log Management, enabling users to correlate logs with metrics and traces for a holistic view of their Kubernetes infrastructure. Overall, the text emphasizes the importance of monitoring CoreDNS as part of maintaining the health and performance of Kubernetes applications and highlights the capabilities of Datadog in providing integrated visibility across the stack.