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On Monday March 31st, new persona-based learning paths, certification preparation learning paths, and more were added to the Learning Center! See what changed →

Learn by coding on real cloud compute instances on our free interactive platform. Confidently monitor, scale, and secure your applications whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, an operations pro, or a security expert.

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Featured Learning Paths

  • Core Skills Learning Path

    5 Courses

    This learning path covers the basics of navigation, tagging best practices, Metrics, Monitors, and Dashboards in Datadog.

  • Configuration Learning Path

    5 Courses

    This learning path covers the basics of Datadog Agent on a Host and on Docker, Integrations, Universal Service Monitoring (USM) & Software Catalog, and tagging best practices.

  • Backend Engineer Learning Path

    3 Courses

    This learning path covers the basics of Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Log Explorer, and Infrastructure & Cloud Network Monitoring (CNM) in Datadog.

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Certification Exam Preparation

  • Datadog Fundamentals Certification Learning Path

    16 Courses

    The courses in this learning path cover topics in the Datadog Fundamentals Certification exam.

  • APM & Distributed Tracing Fundamentals Certification Learning Path

    16 Courses

    The courses in this learning path cover topics in the Datadog APM & Distributed Tracing Fundamentals Certification exam.

  • Log Management Fundamentals Certification Learning Path

    13 Courses

    The courses in this learning path cover topics in the Datadog Log Management Fundamentals Certification exam.

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New Courses

  • Getting Started with Service Level Objectives (SLOs)

    NEW! In this course, you’ll deepen your understanding of Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and gain hands-on experience using them to solve issues in a web application. This builds on the concepts covered in Understanding Service Level Objectives.

  • Getting Started with Infrastructure and Cloud Network Monitoring

    NEW! Learn how to analyze metrics, visualize network and infrastructure performance, and troubleshoot issues effectively in this introduction to using Datadog’s Infrastructure and Cloud Network Monitoring (CNM).

  • Understanding Service Level Objectives (SLOs)

    In this course, you’ll learn how to create, configure, and apply Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in Datadog to monitor the health and performance of your services. SLOs are critical for defining the expected reliability of your applications.

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