The text discusses best practices for monitoring and managing cloud migrations. It emphasizes the importance of planning, preparing, and testing a cloud environment before migrating an application. Datadog is highlighted as a tool that provides visibility throughout every phase of the migration process, including planning, setup, validation, and ongoing management. The article covers various aspects of cloud migration, such as monitoring network traffic, storage usage, and resource utilization, as well as security and performance metrics. It also discusses the use of Synthetic Monitoring to test API endpoints and key user workflows before and after a migration. Ultimately, the text aims to help developers and organizations successfully migrate their applications to the cloud while maintaining visibility and control over their infrastructure and application performance.