See More, Worry Less: Managed Database Observability, Monitoring, and Hardening Advancements

See More, Worry Less: Managed Database Observability, Monitoring, and Hardening Advancements What’s new? Datadog Integration Default resource alerts and advanced cluster event notifications Trusted sources IP Labeling Resources to get started About the author Try DigitalOcean for free Related Articles Announcing OpenAI gpt-oss Models on the DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Build smarter AI agents: new tools now available for the DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Introducing GPU Droplets accelerated by NVIDIA HGX H200 By Nicole Ghalwash Published: June 24, 2025 4 min read As your applications scale, keeping a close eye on them becomes more important than ever–it also becomes harder the more data you have. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that we have made several new observability, monitoring, and hardening advancements to DigitalOcean Managed Databases–to give you better visibility, understanding, and peace of mind. To be exact, we have made three advancements that will improve your Managed Database observability experience here at DigitalOcean. Let’s walk through all three of them. DigitalOcean Managed Databases now supports log forwarding to Datadog , enabling seamless integration to your existing Datadog observability dashboard. You can now send, view, and analyze your Managed Database logs directly within Datadog. This feature will enhance your overall observability and monitoring. Key features of this integration include: Direct log forwarding: This feature automatically pushes your database service logs to Datadog’s log intake endpoints, eliminating the need to manage a separate log collection agent. By automating log forwarding, you no longer have to worry about deploying, managing, or scaling additional logging agents, which helps to reduce operational complexity. Direct log forwarding: This feature automatically pushes your database service logs to Datadog’s log intake endpoints, eliminating the need to manage a separate log collection agent. By automating log forwarding, you no longer have to worry about deploying, managing, or scaling additional logging agents, which helps to reduce operational complexity. UI-based configuration: The integration is fully configurable through the management console, allowing you to set it up for most database types directly within the log forwarding section.