Datadog Foundation

Learning Objectives

⚠️	Course Retirement Notice This course was replaced with our new universal learning paths on March 31st, 2025. It will not be accessible after June 30, 2025. For more details see Learning Center Updates - April 2025.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe the three different types of integrations
Understand the benefits of Universal Service Monitoring (USM) and Service Catalog
Search, filter, and query logs in the Log Explorer
Create a custom facet and a saved view
Visualize field aggregations
Search for metrics in the Metric Summary page
Graph metrics in the Metrics Explorer
Create a metric-based monitor
Create a monitor-based service level objective (SLO)
Clone an existing dashboard
Create a new dashboard
Copy widgets from dashboards
Add and configure new widgets

Primary Audience

This course is designed for learners new to Datadog in any role.

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for this course are the following:

Completion of the Learning Environment course
Completion of the Introduction to Observability course recommended
Familiarity with the infrastructure and systems that power web applications
Familiarity with Linux command line shell
Ability to understand YAML files

Technical Requirements

In order to complete the course, you will need:

Google Chrome or Firefox

Course Navigation

At the bottom of each lesson, click MARK LESSON COMPLETE AND CONTINUE button so that you are marked complete for each lesson and can receive the certificate at the end of the course.

Course Enrollment Period

Please note that your enrollment in this course ends after 30 days. You can re-enroll at any time and pick up where you left off.

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