--- title: Match monitoring depth to workload needs with... description: Datadog Infrastructure Basic is a lightweight monitoring tier for lower-priority workloads like back-office servers and staging hosts. It collects core system... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/match-monitoring-depth-to-workload-needs-with-infrastructure-basic-jun9zdvnh twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic | daily.dev og:description: Datadog Infrastructure Basic is a lightweight monitoring tier for lower-priority workloads like back-office servers and staging hosts. It collects core system... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/match-monitoring-depth-to-workload-needs-with-infrastructure-basic-jun9zdvnh og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Jun9ZdvnH.png og:image:alt: Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic **[Datadog](https://daily.dev/sources/datadog)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Datadog Infrastructure Basic is a lightweight monitoring tier for lower-priority workloads like back-office servers and staging hosts. It collects core system metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network, uptime, system load) and can track selected named processes via the Process Check. Full-resolution data stays available for 15 months. Teams can combine Basic with one other tier (Pro or Enterprise) in the same Datadog organization and connect alerts to tools like ServiceNow and PagerDuty. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What metrics does Datadog Infrastructure Basic collect compared to the full Infrastructure Monitoring tier? Infrastructure Basic collects core system metrics only: CPU, memory, disk utilization and I/O, network activity, uptime, and system load, plus status of selected named processes via the Process Check. It excludes container monitoring, technology-specific Agent integrations, broader process visibility, and application-level context, which require the Pro or Enterprise tiers instead. _Teams weighing how much monitoring depth each workload needs can compare these options on daily.dev._ ### Can I mix Datadog Infrastructure Basic and Pro tiers in the same organization? Yes, Datadog allows Infrastructure Basic and one other Infrastructure Monitoring tier (Pro or Enterprise) to run within the same organization. Supported system metrics can be queried across hosts on both tiers and displayed in shared dashboards, letting teams correlate host health and resource usage across differently monitored workloads. _Anyone consolidating monitoring across mixed-criticality infrastructure can track tiering options like this on daily.dev._ ### How long does Datadog Infrastructure Basic retain full-resolution metric data? Full-resolution data remains available for 15 months under Infrastructure Basic, giving historical context for investigating resource changes and recurring problems on monitored hosts. _Engineers planning retention and budget for infra monitoring can follow pricing details like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Automate infrastructure operations with Datadog Infrastructure Management](https://daily.dev/posts/automate-infrastructure-operations-with-datadog-infrastructure-management-pckgcm55u) · Datadog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Data pipeline monitoring 101: Tracking health and performance across the data stack](https://daily.dev/posts/data-pipeline-monitoring-101-tracking-health-and-performance-across-the-data-stack-dyipzv2gq) · Datadog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Introducing DigitalOcean Insights: Built-in Observability for Your Agents, Applications, and Infrastructure](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-digitalocean-insights-built-in-observability-for-your-agents-applications-and-infrast-9qs5w4b2y) · DigitalOcean · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Netdata is a seriously impressive server monitoring tool](https://daily.dev/posts/netdata-is-a-seriously-impressive-server-monitoring-tool-er0sgohnt) · The New Stack · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#devops](https://daily.dev/tags/devops), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#observability](https://daily.dev/tags/observability) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/match-monitoring-depth-to-workload-needs-with-infrastructure-basic-jun9zdvnh) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Match monitoring depth to workload needs with Infrastructure Basic","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/match-monitoring-depth-to-workload-needs-with-infrastructure-basic-jun9zdvnh","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/match-monitoring-depth-to-workload-needs-with-infrastructure-basic-jun9zdvnh"},"datePublished":"2026-10-28T12:04:13.160Z","dateModified":"2026-10-28T15:01:13.204Z","description":"Datadog Infrastructure Basic is a lightweight monitoring tier for lower-priority workloads like back-office servers and staging hosts. 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