Datadog

Datadog is a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications. The Datadog app in Tempest enables comprehensive management of Datadog resources through our platform. With the DataDog app, you can:

• Create and import Datadog monitors for alerting and monitoring
• Create and import Service Level Objectives
• Define and manage service definitions for APM in Datadog.

For detailed information about each resource, see the Resources section below.

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Authentication

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API Key

Tempest uses API Key authentication to orchestrate and manage Datadog resources. This requires:

• API Key
• Application Key
• Site (e.g., datadoghq.com)

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Resources

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Monitor

Create and import Datadog monitors for alerting and monitoring.

Configuration options:

• Name (required): The name of the monitor
• Type (required): Monitor type (metric alert, service check, log alert, etc.)
• Query (required): The monitoring query
• Message (required): The alert message content
• Thresholds: Alert and warning thresholds
• Notification settings: No-data notifications, timeframes
• Evaluation settings: Delays, window requirements

Properties:

• Monitor identification
• Query configuration
• Message content
• Alert settings

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Service

Define and manage service definitions for APM in Datadog.

Configuration options:

• Service Name (required): The Datadog service name
• Team (required): The Datadog team name

Properties:

• Service identification
• Team association
• Service configuration

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SLO

Create and import Service Level Objectives.

Configuration options:

• Name (required): The name of the SLO
• Type (required): SLO type (metric, monitor, time)
• Query configuration (required): Numerator and denominator queries
• Timeframe (required): Time window for SLO evaluation (7d, 30d, 90d)
• Target (required): Target threshold percentage
• Warning: Warning threshold percentage
• Description: Additional information about the SLO

Properties:

• SLO identification
• Query configuration
• Timeframe settings
• Target thresholds