Govern Custom Metrics Volumes in Datadog

Sep 16, 2025

Custom Metrics provide critical visibility into your environment and applications. In this video, we’ll show you how to govern Custom Metrics volumes in Datadog by:

Building monitors to proactively catch usage spikes

Identifying and attributing your largest cost drivers

Reducing costs on less valuable, unused metrics

👉 Learn more about managing Custom Metrics Volumes in Datadog: https://docs.datadoghq.com/metrics/guide/custom_metrics_governance/