Monitor These Key Neon Metrics Via Datadog

Neon has integrated with Datadog to enhance observability by allowing users to monitor key metrics from their Neon databases directly in the Datadog platform. This integration exposes critical metrics such as database connection counts, replication delays, compute resource usage, and local file cache statistics, which are essential for optimizing performance and ensuring data consistency. The local file cache (LFC) in Neon's architecture serves as an in-memory storage layer to expedite data retrieval, and monitoring its metrics can help identify performance bottlenecks. Additionally, metrics like the working set size in Postgres provide insights into data usage patterns and help optimize resource allocation through autoscaling. Users can also track Postgres statistics, such as row operations and deadlocks, to gain visibility into internal processes and potential optimization opportunities. To facilitate the integration, Neon provides a JSON configuration file for easy import into Datadog, enabling quick access to these performance metrics.