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- Multiple choice
Fundamentals
Multiple choice
Minimum six months hands-on experience with Datadog APM & Distributed Tracing, general APM knowledge, Datadog APM setup and use, tracing libraries, instrumentation types, trace/log correlation
Individuals demonstrating overall knowledge of Datadog APM & Distributed Tracing tools, independent of job role
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Domain 1: APM Fundamentals
Subdomain 1.1: APM Rationale
APM Rationale
Subdomain 1.2: Datadog Approach to APM
Datadog Approach to APM
Subdomain 1.3: Tracing Architectures
Tracing Architectures
Subdomain 1.4: Language Level Differences—Automatic Instrumentation
Language Level Differences—Automatic Instrumentation
Subdomain 1.5: OOTB Tracer vs Community Tracer
OOTB Tracer vs Community Tracer
Subdomain 1.6: Tagging
Tagging
Subdomain 1.7: Retention Periods for APM Data
Retention Periods for APM Data
Domain 2: Application Instrumentation
Subdomain 2.1: Datadog Tracing Libraries
Datadog Tracing Libraries
Subdomain 2.2: Instrumentation Types
Instrumentation Types
Subdomain 2.3: Datadog Agent Architecture
Datadog Agent Architecture
Subdomain 2.4: Sampling vs Retention
Sampling vs Retention
Subdomain 2.5: APM Data Security
APM Data Security
Subdomain 2.6: Profile Collection
Profile Collection
Domain 3: Insight Discovery
Subdomain 3.1: Software Catalog
Software Catalog
Subdomain 3.2: Search Syntax
Search Syntax
Subdomain 3.3: Trace Live vs Retained Search
Trace Live vs Retained Search
Subdomain 3.4: Profilers
Profilers
Subdomain 3.5: Deployment Tracking
Deployment Tracking
Subdomain 3.6: Error Tracking
Error Tracking
Subdomain 3.7: Span Summary
Span Summary
Subdomain 3.8: Service Performance Dashboards
Service Performance Dashboards
Domain 4: Troubleshooting Application using APM
Subdomain 4.1: Using Trace Search (during incident)
Using Trace Search (during incident)
Subdomain 4.2: Monitors & Alerting
Monitors & Alerting
Techniques & products