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How did Mr Mosquera's solution address the challenge of excessive manual effort in monitor creation and maintenance?
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Mr Mosquera's solution addressed the challenge of excessive manual effort in monitor creation and maintenance through comprehensive automation. He developed a system using Terraform modules to programmatically provision Datadog monitors, eliminating the need for manual configuration through the Datadog interface. The integration of Python scripts to process a shared configuration file and dynamically generate Terraform variables further reduced manual intervention. This setup allowed for new monitors to be created or existing ones to be modified by simply updating the configuration file, rather than manually configuring each monitor. The modular and reusable nature of the Terraform code meant that similar monitoring setups could be easily replicated across different services or projects without repetitive manual work. This automation not only saved time but also reduced the potential for human error in monitor setup and maintenance. Mr Mosquera's solution drastically reduced manual effort by automating monitor creation and maintenance through Terraform and Python scripts, allowing easy updates via a configuration file and enabling quick replication of setups across services.