Datadog Synthetic Monitoring now supports gRPC testing, allowing users to test the health and response time of their gRPC endpoints, ensuring APIs respond correctly. The framework enables customers to easily implement SSL authentication, load balancing, and tracing via plug-in libraries, making it a popular choice for building complex microservice meshes. gRPC-based APIs can perform requests up to seven times faster than REST APIs. Datadog's Synthetic Monitoring platform provides a range of configuration options, enabling users to customize tests to fit their team's needs. The platform also integrates with services such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions, allowing users to run tests on demand or schedule them for regular intervals. Users can monitor gRPC test results in the Synthetic Monitoring view, including uptime graphs, network timings, and error information, making it easier to detect and resolve issues quickly. Additionally, Datadog's robust alerting capabilities enable teams to notify themselves when a gRPC test is failing, providing valuable context to investigate and troubleshoot issues effectively.