Microsoft Azure, a rapidly expanding cloud platform, has enhanced its integration with Datadog, a monitoring service, to provide more efficient and seamless monitoring capabilities. Datadog has reduced latency for Azure Monitor metrics ingestion by over 40%, ensuring faster and more accurate updates on performance metrics, which is crucial for tracking changes in deployment failures and resource limits. The integration now includes a streamlined log collection process through an easily deployable template, allowing for quick setup and configuration of Azure logs into Datadog. Additionally, Datadog has introduced new out-of-the-box dashboards for Azure CosmosDB and Azure API Management Services, enabling users to monitor these services more effectively with instant insights into performance and usage metrics. These enhancements aim to provide comprehensive visibility and management tools for Azure users, with the updates available immediately and a 14-day free trial offered for new users.