Implement monitoring as code with Datadog and CloudFormation Registry

AWS CloudFormation is a service that enables infrastructure as code, allowing users to create templates for provisioning and managing resources such as EC2 instances, load balancers, and security groups. Datadog has collaborated with AWS to create additional resources available on the CloudFormation registry for use in templates, making it easier to manage Datadog components as code and gain real-time visibility into CloudFormation applications. Users can now add Datadog resources directly to their templates via the CloudFormation registry's public extensions, enabling automatic updates as new versions become available. These resources allow users to automate tasks such as enabling Datadog's AWS integration, creating, updating, and deleting monitors for services, scheduling downtime for monitors, managing users for a Datadog account, and creating and managing dashboards.