We primarily use the solution for security monitoring and anomaly detection.
Security Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees
Great dashboards, helpful visualizations, and has the capability to scale
Pros and Cons
- "The Datadog suite has allowed us to easily integrate log collection into all of our services and quickly detect unexpected changes in system data to declare security incidents."
- "The ease of implementation needs improvement."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The Datadog suite has allowed us to easily integrate log collection into all of our services and quickly detect unexpected changes in system data to declare security incidents.
What is most valuable?
The dashboards are great. They allow for the visualization of log data over time to detect anomalous behavior.
What needs improvement?
The ease of implementation needs improvement. I did not personally experience the initial deployment of Datadog in our environment, however, after some conference workshops, some of the pain points with deployment and turning on certain settings or features were revealed. I would not know how to deal with these issues (or sometimes where to begin) if I were starting from scratch.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Datadog is very easy to deploy at scale when implemented early in the deployment process and if made a deployment requirement.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We did not previously use a different solution.
How was the initial setup?
I was not involved with the initial setup.
What about the implementation team?
What was our ROI?
What other advice do I have?
The solution is deployed as a SaaS.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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