Monitor AWS VPC with Datadog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) is an isolated section of AWS that allows users to allocate resources within a custom-defined virtual network. Datadog has introduced an AWS VPC integration, enabling monitoring of all components within the VPC alongside EC2-classic components. Benefits of using VPC include running instances on single-tenant hardware, more granular filtering, and additional access control layers. Once the AWS integration is enabled in Datadog, statuses of VPC services are collected automatically and displayed alongside metrics from EC2-classic instances within a dashboard. Users can add tags to their hosts for filtering purposes and gain insights into app performance by correlating VPC metrics with other infrastructure metrics. Customizable monitoring options are available for VPCs in Datadog, allowing users to set custom monitors and assign additional tags. To start monitoring VPCs, enable the AWS integration tile or sign up for a Datadog trial.