Datadog offers a comprehensive approach to managing custom metrics, helping organizations maintain visibility while controlling costs as their telemetry data grows. By utilizing features such as Metrics without Limits, Datadog enables users to separate ingestion from indexing, allowing for significant reductions in custom metrics usage without sacrificing critical insights. The platform provides built-in alerts and a Metrics Volume Management page to help monitor and attribute costs, enabling proactive responses to usage spikes. Datadog also supports role-based access control (RBAC) and audit trails to safeguard observability, ensuring only authorized users can modify configurations. These tools empower teams to optimize their metrics governance and maintain budget control while scaling their observability capabilities.