In this article, the author discusses how to use Datadog to monitor Amazon MQ metrics and logs alongside other AWS services. The integration of Datadog with AWS allows users to visualize performance data from their messaging infrastructure and create custom dashboards for monitoring various aspects of their applications and infrastructure. The author provides detailed instructions on setting up the AWS integration, enabling metric collection, tagging metrics, creating custom dashboards, collecting and analyzing Amazon MQ logs, and setting up alerts based on metrics and logs. The article emphasizes the importance of using tags to filter and aggregate data, allowing users to gain a deeper understanding of their messaging infrastructure's performance.