Metrics Overview

Datum collects OpenTelemetry metrics from your Datum infrastructure and services, providing visibility into the performance and health of your workloads.

Currently, Datum supports exporting metrics to Grafana Cloud. Custom export policies for other observability platforms are coming soon.

ExportPolicies allow you to configure how metrics are exported from the Datum platform to Grafana Cloud. Each ExportPolicy defines:

• Sources: Select metrics using MetricSQL queries to filter which telemetry data to export
• Sinks: Configure destination endpoints where metrics should be sent (Prometheus remote write endpoints for Grafana Cloud)

See our Export to Grafana Cloud guide for a step-by-step tutorial on setting up metric export to Grafana Cloud. The guide walks you through:

1. Accessing your Grafana Cloud instance
2. Generating Prometheus remote write configuration
3. Creating the necessary Datum Secret and ExportPolicy resources
4. Verifying your metrics are being exported successfully