Analyze Datadog spans from a performance slide
Turn a performance concern into quantified evidence before prioritization.
Trigger
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Action
Search Spans Analytics
Search and analyze span data with aggregations in datadog. this action uses the datadog spans analytics api to perform advanced queries and aggregations on trace span data. it's essential for: - analyzing error rates and latency patterns - understanding service dependencies and bottlenecks - root cause analysis during incidents - performance monitoring and optimization the api supports complex queries with grouping, filtering, and various aggregation functions similar to log analytics.
Why this helps
Performance concerns in decks can stay subjective until someone runs the right analysis.
- Quantifies latency and error patterns
- Improves prioritization decisions
- Links analysis to the original concern
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Slides and Datadog in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for performance analysis slides.
- 3Tell Notis to run Datadog span analytics for the services and dimensions described in each new slide.
- 4Pick New Slide Added and select a report channel.
- 5Test with one performance slide.
Questions about this workflow
Can the slide define an aggregation?
Yes, include the desired grouping or ask Notis to choose a useful aggregation from the question.
What if the slide is only a hypothesis?
Notis can run the analysis and clearly label the result as evidence for or against the hypothesis.
When this happens · Trigger
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Slides to Datadog. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Slides triggers
Datadog actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create Dashboard
Create a dashboard in datadog. dashboards provide customizable visualizations for monitoring your infrastructure, applications, and business metrics in a unified view.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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Creates a new downtime in datadog to suppress alerts during maintenance windows or planned outages. useful for preventing false alarms during deployments or maintenance.
New Slide Added
Fires when a new slide is added to a Google Slides presentation.
Create event
Creates a new event in datadog. events are useful for tracking deployments, outages, configuration changes, and other important occurrences.
Create monitor
Creates a new datadog monitor to track metrics, logs, or other data sources with configurable alerting thresholds and notifications.
Create SLO
Create a service level objective (slo) in datadog. slos help you define and track reliability targets for your services, enabling data-driven decisions about service quality and reliability investments.
Create Synthetic API Test
Create a synthetic api test in datadog. creates a new synthetic api test that continuously monitors api endpoints from multiple locations worldwide. useful for proactive monitoring of api uptime, performance, and functionality.
Create Webhook
Create a webhook in datadog. webhooks enable you to receive notifications from datadog monitors and alerts to external services and applications.
Delete Dashboard
Delete a dashboard in datadog. permanently removes a dashboard from your organization. this action cannot be undone. use with caution.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Slides and Datadog, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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