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What were the key components of the automated Datadog monitoring solution developed for the client?
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The automated Datadog monitoring solution developed by John Mosquera consisted of several key components. First, a shared configuration file stored in Git contained standardized metrics and alert thresholds agreed upon by various teams. Second, Terraform modules were written to provision different types of Datadog monitors programmatically. Third, Python scripts were integrated to process the shared configuration file and generate Terraform variables dynamically. This combination allowed for flexible monitor creation and modification by simply updating the configuration file. The solution also included a sandbox environment for testing the end-to-end workflow before production deployment. The key components of the automated Datadog monitoring solution were a Git-stored shared configuration file, Terraform modules for monitor provisioning, and Python scripts for dynamic variable generation, creating a flexible and scalable monitoring framework.