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Date Published
Author
David M. Lentz
Word count
862
Language
English
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None

Summary

Datadog has simplified the process for installing its AWS integration, allowing users to get started in minutes. The new 1-click installation automates configuration using CloudFormation, making it easier to gather metrics, logs, and traces from AWS services like EC2 and Lambda. This integration also includes the Datadog Forwarder, a Lambda function that brings serverless metrics, logs, and traces into Datadog. With this setup, users can visualize serverless visibility, collect custom metrics, enable Lambda enhanced metrics, and create alerts based on any of their Lambda metrics. The AWS 1-click integration also provides quick visibility into the wider AWS landscape, including RDS, EC2, Elasticache, and more. Users can view built-in dashboards for many services, gain instant insight into their AWS environment, and monitor dozens of AWS services plus over 850 other technologies in just a few minutes.