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Datadog Partner Enablement - Cost Governance
About This Session
Unexpected on-demand cost is one of the biggest concerns for our customers. In this session, you'll learn how to shift the conversation from "Datadog is expensive" to "Datadog is powerful when configured correctly" by exploring the full set of out-of-the-box cost controls. We'll cover dashboards and monitors, APM ingestion control, Logging without Limits, Metrics without Limits, and Terraform-driven automation, equipping you to help customers avoid surprises and maximize value.
Learning Objectives
- Deploy estimated usage monitors and dashboards to catch cost spikes before they impact your budget
- Implement intelligent trace sampling and ingestion controls to reduce APM costs by up to 90%
- Set up cost-effective log indexes with quotas and exclusion filters while preserving critical observability
- Identify and resolve cardinality explosions that can turn $10/month metrics into $10,000/month expenses
- Implement role-based access controls and security practices to prevent unauthorized cost-generating feature activation
- Experience live cost spike simulations and learn battle-tested response strategies used by enterprise customers to maintain predictable observability costs
language
english
Availability
1 available
length
60 minutes