Watchdog is an algorithmic feature for APM that automatically detects application and infrastructure issues, by continuously observing trends and patterns in application metrics looking for atypical behavior.
Note: Watchdog is an APM feature, and Watchdog monitors are only available to APM customers.
To create a Watchdog monitor in Datadog, use the main navigation: Monitors –> New Monitor –> Watchdog.
In this section, choose between an APM or Infrastructure story:
An APM story is created when Watchdog detects anomalous behavior on your system’s services or their child resources.
Choose your primary tags, service, and resource from the drop-down menus.
After your selections are made, the graph at the top of the monitor creation page displays the matching Watchdog events over time, along with a list of events.
Infrastructure-wide stories include network degradations detected in your cloud provider’s regions.
After selecting Infrastructure, the graph at the top of the monitor creation page displays Watchdog events over time, along with a list of events.
No selection is necessary. You are notified when Watchdog detects issues across your infrastructure.
For detailed instructions on the Say what’s happening and Notify your team sections, see the Notifications page.
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