https://opslife.co.uk/tags/datadog/Recent content in Datadog on Opslifeuk LimitedHugoen-gbSat, 26 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0100https://opslife.co.uk/observability/datadog-kubernetes/Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0100https://opslife.co.uk/observability/datadog-kubernetes/<p>Datadog can see almost everything in your platform. The problem is rarely missing data - it&rsquo;s too much disconnected data, noisy alerts, and a bill that grows faster than your traffic. A few decisions made early make the difference between a tool your engineers trust and an expensive wall of dashboards.</p> <p>This is the setup we recommend for running Datadog on Kubernetes.</p> <h2 id="install-the-agent-the-kubernetes-way">Install the Agent the Kubernetes way</h2> <p>Deploy the Datadog <strong>Agent</strong> as a DaemonSet (one per node) together with the <strong>Cluster Agent</strong>, which collects cluster-level data and takes load off the Kubernetes API server. Either the <strong>Datadog Operator</strong> or the official <strong>Helm chart</strong> will do this; pick one and keep its configuration in Git.</p>