Abstract

Datadog Workflow Automation allows you to automate and coordinate processes using 900+ pre-configured actions and customizable templates. Workflow Automation integrates real-time observability data with automatic remediation, enabling prompt responses to issues and faster, more reliable resolutions. In this hands-on course, you'll set up an automated workflow that performs a time-sensitive remediation task on an integrated service when an alert monitor reports a high error rate.

Learning Objectives

After working through this course, you'll be able to do the following:

  • Understand the purpose and benefits of Workflow Automation
  • Set up workflows using blueprints and actions to automate common tasks across popular third-party services (e.g. deployment, security, DevOps)
  • Configure a monitor to act as a trigger for a workflow
  • Build an automated workflow from scratch

Primary Audience

Developers and Datadog users who will be using Workflow Automation to automate their common, redundant, and time-sensitive tasks using data from Datadog and/or other 3rd party sources.

Prerequisites

  • A general familiarity with Datadog.
  • Familiarity with how teams use Datadog for productivity by leveraging tools such as Incident Management is helpful but not required.

Technical Requirements

In order to complete the course, you will need:

  • Google Chrome or Firefox
  • Third-party cookies must be enabled to access labs

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.

Course curriculum

    1. Workflow Automation and its Benefits

    1. Components of a Workflow

    2. Building Workflows

    3. Lab: Remediate Issues with Workflow Automation

    1. Summary

    2. Feedback Survey

Remediate Issues with Workflow Automation

  • 1 hour to complete
  • 5 Lessons
  • Intermediate