Understand and manage your Datadog spend with Datadog cost data in Cloud Cost Management

This article details how to effectively monitor Karpenter, an open-source Kubernetes autoscaler, using Datadog. It explains how to leverage Datadog's custom metrics and auto-discovery features to gain visibility into Karpenter's provisioning activity, node health, and overall performance, enabling proactive identification and resolution of scaling issues. Ultimately, the integration provides crucial insights for optimizing cluster costs and ensuring application availability when using Karpenter.