Configure AWS Lambda for Serverless Monitoring with Datadog

Abstract

Integrate Datadog monitoring into a serverless application running on AWS Lambda. Use the Datadog Serverless view and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) to identify and resolve real performance issues in real time.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Integrate the Datadog Lambda Extension and Datadog Lambda Library into serverless applications to collect data
Analyze function performance using the Datadog Serverless view and Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Diagnose cold starts and bottlenecks based on collected telemetry
Modify application code to resolve latency and other errors found in Datadog

Primary Audience

This course is designed for DevOps and Cloud engineers who manage serverless infrastructure, and for software engineers who write and maintain serverless applications.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the following topics is beneficial:

Basic knowledge of using Datadog
Completion of the Datadog Quick Start course
Completion of the Getting started with APM Metrics and Traces course
Basic software development skills
Familiarity with infrastructure as code
Familiarity with AWS (specifically serverless services such as AWS Lambda and Amazon API Gateway)

Technical Requirements

To complete the course, you will need the following:

Google Chrome or Firefox

Course Navigation

At the bottom of each lesson, click MARK LESSON COMPLETE AND CONTINUE 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 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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