The Observability
Migration Playbook A field-tested framework built on 10 proven migration principles

Migrating to Datadog isn’t a lift-and-shift project. This playbook is a practical framework built from hundreds of real migrations — so you can rebuild correctly, control costs, and roll out with confidence.

What you'll learn:

• The 10 migration principles that prevent failed implementations
• Why unified service tagging must come first
• How to avoid log cost explosions from day one
• Where APM retention goes wrong (and how to fix it)
• How to phase your rollout without breaking production

Who this is for:

• Teams migrating from AppDynamics, New Relic, Splunk, or a mixed stack
• Platform Engineering & SRE leaders
• Organizations consolidating observability tools
• Teams that want cost control and operational clarity