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Purpose
Datadog Cloud Network Monitoring provides a unified view of the health of internal DNS servers and service discovery.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
Trial
Datadog advertises a 14-day free trial with no credit card required on the DNS Server Monitoring page.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
API
The Cloud Network Monitoring API can fetch aggregated connections and DNS traffic with their attributes.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.datadoghq.com
Support
Datadog’s Trust Center says its support team can help with questions about a security advisory.Read 4 Oct 2026 · trust.datadoghq.com
Headquarters
New York, New York, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · datadoghq.com
Founded
Datadog says it was founded in New York in 2010.Read 4 Oct 2026 · investors.datadoghq.com
Company
Datadog says its global headquarters is in New York City.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
Client diagnostics
It can identify services or pods generating high DNS request volume, detect invalid upstream requests, and break down DNS errors by type.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
Context
Dashboards can show DNS server metrics, traces, and logs alongside data from the rest of the stack.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
DNS tests
Automated DNS tests can check resolvability and lookup times for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, and TXT records from managed locations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com
Integration
The Bind 9 integration enriches and visualizes Query, Query Errors, Network, Lame Servers, Notify, and Security log types with out-of-the-box dashboards.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.datadoghq.com
Requirements
Cloud Network Monitoring requires Datadog Agent v6.14 or later, and DNS monitoring uses eBPF on Linux kernel versions 4.4.0 or later, or systems with eBPF features backported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · docs.datadoghq.com
Security and compliance
Datadog’s Trust Center lists compliance materials including SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP High.Read 4 Oct 2026 · trust.datadoghq.com
Server diagnostics
It lets users compare DNS request counts across load-balanced servers, establish baselines among similar servers, and troubleshoot latency without SSH access.Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com

Plans and prices

Cloud Network Monitoring $5 a month annually, per network host DNS Monitoring is described as part of Cloud Network Monitoring Read 4 Oct 2026 · datadoghq.com

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