How to automate Ansible reporting + deployment of the Datadog Agent

The text discusses the integration of Ansible, an infrastructure automation solution, with Datadog's monitoring capabilities. It explains how users can leverage Ansible roles to quickly accomplish tasks such as installing a database and configuring its service. The integration allows for monitoring as code, enabling deployment of the Datadog Agent and other integrations while providing reporting and visibility into key metrics and events. The guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to use this Ansible role and callback plugin to deploy the Datadog Agent on a node and track Ansible performance metrics and events in Datadog. It also demonstrates how to configure Ansible playbooks for enabling specific Datadog integrations, such as NGINX integration. The text concludes by encouraging users already using Datadog and Ansible to explore the documentation for further integration benefits.