Datadog Agent 5.0: dead-simple installation, large-scale Docker support

Datadog has released a new version of its Agent (dd-agent 5.0.0), expanding OS support to include RedHat 7, CentOS 7 and the latest versions of Fedora. The update also adds an integration for collecting metrics from SNMP and expands Docker metric collection capabilities. This allows users to monitor large numbers of containers and visualize new Docker metrics such as running and stopped containers, and number of images on a ScreenBoard. The new Agent contains all libraries needed for agent-based integrations, eliminating the need to worry about dependencies. A free 14-day trial is available for those interested in accessing these new features.