---
title: Platform
description: >-
  Learn how to leverage Datadog platform capabilities to maximize RUM
  capabilities.
breadcrumbs: Docs > RUM & Session Replay > Platform
---

# Platform

## Overview{% #overview %}

Once you've started collecting data for your RUM applications, you can leverage Datadog platform capabilities to visualize, monitor, and analyze data across RUM and the rest of your connected stack.

## Create dashboards{% #create-dashboards %}

Use [dashboards](https://docs.datadoghq.com/real_user_monitoring/platform/dashboards) to track, analyze, and display key performance and usage metrics.

{% image
   source="https://datadog-docs.imgix.net/images/real_user_monitoring/rum-out-of-the-box-dashboard.0e6c161abcc5f3b87cf472e785740a17.png?auto=format"
   alt="RUM dashboard" /%}

## Configure monitors{% #configure-monitors %}

Configure [monitors](https://docs.datadoghq.com/monitors/types/real_user_monitoring/) to notify your teams, and manage alerts at a glance on the Alerting platform.

{% image
   source="https://datadog-docs.imgix.net/images/monitors/monitor_types/rum/rum_multiple_queries_2.997c1a447a3ff184c3dc3ccc7d6d36b0.png?auto=format"
   alt="A monitor configured to alert on the error rate of a cart page. This monitor has two queries (a and b) and contains a formula: (a/b)*100." /%}

## Generate Custom Metrics{% #generate-custom-metrics %}

Generate [custom metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/real_user_monitoring/platform/generate_metrics) to track application KPIs over an extended period of time of up to 15 months.

{% image
   source="https://datadog-docs.imgix.net/images/real_user_monitoring/generate_metrics/generate_metric_example.6fefd6989acf01b8ecf7b943fa0101bd.png?auto=format"
   alt="Generate a RUM-based custom metric" /%}

## Further Reading{% #further-reading %}

- [Learn about the RUM Explorer](https://docs.datadoghq.com/real_user_monitoring/explorer)