New in Datadog: Managing integrations via API calls

This article discusses how to gain deeper insights into AWS Lambda function performance using remote instrumentation—specifically, by collecting data outside the function itself. This approach, leveraging tools like AWS X-Ray and OpenTelemetry, avoids code changes and overhead within the Lambda function, providing faster and more comprehensive visibility into issues like cold starts and latency. Ultimately, it enables more efficient debugging and optimization of serverless applications.