Amazon has released an update to its integration with Datadog, making it easier for users of the Simple Queue Service (SQS) to monitor their message queues and identify performance issues. SQS is a scalable, managed message queue in the AWS suite of services, well-suited for applications that stream analytics and decoupling services to avoid a domino effect. To properly use SQS, it's essential to ensure queues are not continuously increasing in length or going unused, which can lead to performance issues such as too many empty receives, messages deleted, and sent message size affecting the service cost. Datadog has created an out-of-the-box screenboard to help users stay on top of their SQS usage, providing immediate insights into message queues, including metrics such as number of messages received, processed, and delayed, as well as a side-by-side comparison of traffic flow and throughput. Users can sign up for a free 14-day Datadog trial to enable the AWS SQS integration and monitor performance in conjunction with their applications and other AWS services.