Datadog has released an out-of-the-box Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) dashboard that allows users to visualize the health and performance of their AKS clusters immediately. The dashboard organizes and highlights critical information from standard AKS metrics, incorporating log data to provide observability into the control plane. This update enables users to monitor cluster health and performance at multiple levels, including pods, nodes, and clusters, with no manual configuration required. The new dashboard provides visibility into AKS control plane components, enabling users to troubleshoot orchestration issues, diagnose potential workload problems, and gain better insights into their containerized applications. To get started, users can install the Datadog Azure integration and configure log forwarding, or deploy the Datadog Agent into their AKS cluster for even deeper visibility.