Quick tip: Monitoring SingleStoreDB Cloud using Datadog
Tags: singlestoredb, datadog
Published: 2023-08-13 23:54:49

## Abstract
The preview phase of Datadog monitoring for SingleStoreDB Cloud is currently underway. Customers looking to explore and utilise this feature can initiate Datadog cloud monitoring by [contacting SingleStore](https://www.singlestore.com/contact/). By requesting activation of the feature flag, interested customers can use this functionality. This article provides quick instructions on integrating the monitoring once the feature is enabled.

## Introduction
In a [previous article](https://dev.to/singlestore/quick-tip-monitoring-singlestoredb-using-datadog-50l5), we saw how to integrate Datadog with a standalone installation of SingleStoreDB. The integration for SingleStoreDB Cloud is even simpler to install. Let's see how.

## Create a SingleStoreDB Cloud account
A [previous article](https://dev.to/singlestore/quick-tip-using-dbt-with-singlestoredb-161g) showed the steps to create a free SingleStoreDB Cloud account. We'll use **Datadog Demo Group** as our Workspace Group Name and **datadog-demo** as our Workspace Name. When creating the Workspace, we'll enable the **MarTech Application** so that we have some metrics to collect.

## Create a free Datadog account
The steps to create a free Datadog account were described in a [previous article](https://dev.to/singlestore/quick-tip-monitoring-singlestoredb-using-datadog-50l5).

## Create the Datadog integration
After logging in to Datadog, on the left-hand navigation pane we'll select **Integrations > Integrations**. In the search bar, we'll enter **SingleStoreDB**. The SingleStoreDB Cloud integration should appear. We'll choose the integration and click **+ INSTALL**.

Next, we'll click the button marked **Install Integration**. Once installed, we'll need to authorise SingleStoreDB Cloud to access Datadog. This can be achieved by clicking the button marked **Connect Accounts**. This will take us to the SingleStoreDB Cloud portal and we'll select **Datadog Demo Group** from the list and click **Create**. Then we'll authorise the access.

Next, from the left-hand navigation pane in Datadog, we'll select **Dashboards > Dashboard List > All Dashboards > SingleStoreDB Cloud Overview**.

We should see various widgets showing metrics, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

![Figure 1. Utilization.](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ui6quglzicaycz7k2ouy.png)

<center>Figure 1. Utilization.</center>

![Figure 2. Connections & Threads.](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/02z4q7hnfl0kcqzfc2p7.png)

<center>Figure 2. Connections & Threads.</center>

![Figure 3. Throughput.](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tf1h8t6ycqqy79ky1qfa.png)

<center>Figure 3. Throughput.</center>

There is additional documentation on the [SingleStore website](https://docs.singlestore.com/cloud/user-and-workspace-administration/workspace-health-and-performance/configure-monitoring-with-datadog/) and the [Datadog website](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/singlestoredb_cloud/). Also, check out a [blog post](https://www.singlestore.com/blog/singlestoredb-cloud-and-datadog-join-forces-to-enhance-monitoring-capabilities/) and [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af3jZO4B7yY) for further details.

## Summary
Datadog is a popular monitoring service and now supports SingleStoreDB Cloud. It's easy to set up and configure, as we've seen in this article.