New GKE dashboards and metrics provide deeper visibility into your environment

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service that allows users to deploy and orchestrate containerized applications on Google's infrastructure. Datadog has introduced new features for its GKE integration, enabling users to monitor all components of their clusters alongside control plane metrics directly through the GKE integration. The integration comes with two out-of-the-box dashboards (Standard and Enhanced) that visualize key cluster metrics at various levels, including nodes, pods, containers, and applications. Additionally, Datadog's Kubernetes integration provides built-in support for Kubernetes State Metrics, allowing users to see detailed information about the status of their pods, nodes, and deployments without running a kube-state-metrics service within their cluster. The Agent also ingests Kubernetes logs and events, which can be correlated with distributed traces and service-level metrics from containerized applications. By monitoring control plane components and key metrics, users can diagnose and debug issues in their GKE clusters more effectively.