Collect Amazon CloudWatch metrics faster with Datadog using CloudWatch Metric Streams

Datadog is partnering with AWS to launch CloudWatch Metric Streams, a feature that allows users to forward metrics from key AWS services to different endpoints, including Datadog, via Amazon Data Firehose. This integration reduces latency by up to 80% compared to using GetMetricData API calls, providing low-latency metrics and logs for comprehensive monitoring of AWS services' health and performance. By setting up a CloudWatch Metric Stream with Datadog, users can gain faster visibility into key AWS services such as ELB, RDS, ElastiCache, and more, enabling them to quickly identify issues and respond to problems. This integration is particularly useful for monitoring high-traffic services like grocery delivery platforms during unprecedented demand. With the partnership, users can start sending metrics to Datadog for analysis and troubleshooting of their AWS infrastructure with reduced latency and improved visibility.

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