Datadog — Practical Workflows
A foundation–intermediate course on Datadog (tool/platform): learn the essentials, practise with guided exercises and finish with an applied project.
Register your interest. Dates and delivery are confirmed before enrolment opens.
What you will be able to do.
Build understanding, put it into practice and finish with work you can explain.
- Integrate Datadog into a workflow
- Interpret and act on results
- Reduce risk systematically
- Document practices for a team
Is this for you?
Learners and working developers who want a clear, practical start with Datadog and the confidence to use it on real tasks.
Before you begin
Backend applications; distributed-system and operations basics
From first principles to applied work.
Concepts → Fundamentals → Guided practice → Applied task/project → Review
Planned outline. Lessons, trainer and schedule are confirmed before this course opens.
01ConceptsWhat Datadog protects
Understand the risks Datadog addresses and how it fits into a development workflow.
- Problems Datadog solves
- Core concepts and vocabulary
- Where it fits in the lifecycle
- Choosing Datadog
Map three risks in a sample project that Datadog can help with.
02FundamentalsSetup and first checks
Install or configure Datadog and run a first check against a sample project.
- Installation and configuration
- Running the first check
- Reading results
- Integrating with your editor
Run Datadog on a sample project and explain each result.
03FundamentalsCore features
Learn the features you will use most and how to configure them.
- Main features and options
- Writing checks, tests or policies
- Configuration that teams share
- Avoiding false confidence
Write five checks or configurations for the sample project.
04Guided practiceApplying it to real code
Use Datadog on realistic scenarios, including failures.
- Realistic scenarios
- Debugging failures
- Flaky or noisy results
- Reviewing AI-generated tests or fixes
Find and fix two real issues using Datadog.
05Guided practiceAutomation in CI
Run Datadog automatically on every change.
- CI integration
- Thresholds and gates
- Reports and dashboards
- Keeping runs fast
Add Datadog to a CI pipeline with a clear pass/fail gate.
06Guided practiceMeasuring and improving
Use results to drive improvements, not just reports.
- Metrics that matter
- Prioritising findings
- Fixing root causes
- Communicating results
Write a short findings report with prioritised fixes.
07Applied task/projectProject: a quality baseline
Set up a repeatable Datadog baseline for a real project.
- Scope and goals
- Configuration and coverage
- CI automation
- Documentation
Deliver the baseline with a report and a maintenance plan.
08ReviewReview and team adoption
Consolidate practices and help a team adopt them.
- Team conventions
- Maintenance and upgrades
- Common pitfalls
- Next steps
Complete the review checklist and write an adoption guide.
Where this course stands.
Verify current documentation and maintenance status; pin supported lab versions before launch
- Course ID
- IWA-0608
- Content
- Outline proposed
- Trainer
- To be assigned
- Enrolment
- Not open · requests welcome
- Publication
- Planned
- Catalogue date
- 2026-10-06
Want to learn this?
Share your interest. We’ll confirm availability, batch dates and the fee separately, so you can decide when the details are ready.
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- Just your name and email to get started
- No payment or booking commitment
A certificate, and support for what comes next.
Finishing Datadog — Practical Workflows is planned to include the support below. It opens with the first batch; enrolment pages confirm what is included before you pay.
Completion certificate
Issued with a unique ID once your final project passes review. It records what you built, not just attendance.
Certification policyJob-readiness support
Portfolio and GitHub review, resume feedback, a mock interview and referrals when suitable openings come up. No placement guarantee.
Career mentorshipFreelancing support
Guidance on pricing, proposals and your first client project, plus a review of your freelance profile and portfolio.
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