Instrument Memcached performance metrics with DogStatsD

This article details how to collect metrics from Amazon ElastiCache, covering both Redis and Memcached engines. It explains using CloudWatch metrics provided by ElastiCache alongside custom application-level metrics for comprehensive performance monitoring. Ultimately, the guide helps users understand and troubleshoot performance issues within their ElastiCache clusters by providing insight into key indicators like cache hits/misses, CPU utilization, and replication lag.