diff --git a/config/datadog/README.md b/config/datadog/README.md
index 34f4887..5b58533 100644
--- a/config/datadog/README.md
+++ b/config/datadog/README.md
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ cd examples/otel
 ### Step 2: Configure Docker Compose and OpenTelemetry Collector
 
 #### datadog-docker-compose.yml
-The [datadog-docker-compose.yml](https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-monitoring/blob/master/examples/otel/datadog-docker-compose.yml) file contains services such as `aerospike-prometheus-exporter` and `otel-collector` that require specific environment configurations and volume mounts.
+The [datadog-docker-compose.yml](../../examples/otel/datadog-docker-compose.yml) file contains services such as `aerospike-prometheus-exporter` and `otel-collector` that require specific environment configurations and volume mounts.
 
 #### datadog-otel-collector-config.yml
-The [datadog-otel-collector-config.yml](https://github.com/aerospike/aerospike-monitoring/blob/master/examples/otel/datadog-otel-collector-config.yml) configures the OpenTelemetry Collector with receivers, processors, exporters, and service pipelines for handling traces.
+The [datadog-otel-collector-config.yml](../../examples/otel/datadog-otel-collector-config.yml) configures the OpenTelemetry Collector with receivers, processors, exporters, and service pipelines for handling traces.
 
 **Important:** Update the `datadog-api-site` and `datadog-api-key` in this configuration file to match your Datadog account details.
 ![OpenTelemetry Collector API Config](assets/otel-collector-api-config.png)
@@ -97,24 +97,24 @@ In the **"New Dashboard"** screen, click on the **"Configure"** option on the to
 ![Datadog Dashboard Import](assets/datadog-dashbaord-import.png)
 ---
 
-## Creating Bulk Monitoring Alerts in Datadog
+## Creating Monitors/Alerts in Datadog
 
-To create bulk monitoring alerts in Datadog, you can use the provided **Python script**. This script reads multiple monitor configurations from a JSON file and creates monitors via the **Datadog API**.
+To create Monitors/Alerts in Datadog, you can use the provided **Python script**. This script reads multiple monitor configurations from a JSON file and creates monitors via the **Datadog API**.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
 - **Datadog API Key** and **Application Key** are required.
 - Python must be installed on your machine.
 
-### Steps to Create Bulk Alerts
+### Steps to Create Monitors
 
-The `datadog_alerts_creation.py` script reads alert rules from a JSON file and creates corresponding monitors in Datadog using the Datadog API.
+The `datadog_monitors_creation.py` script reads alert rules from a JSON file and creates corresponding monitors in Datadog using the Datadog API.
 
 #### Important
 
-- `api_key` and `app_key`: These should be updated with your actual **Datadog API** and **Application** keys.
-- `datadog_site`: Update this with the site where your **Datadog** account is hosted.
-- `aerospike_rules.json`: This JSON file contains multiple monitor configurations, such as monitor name, type, query, and message.
+- `api_key` and `app_key`: During runtime, you will be prompted to enter your actual Datadog API Key and Datadog Application Key.
+- `datadog_site`: During runtime, you will also be prompted to enter the Datadog site where your account is hosted (e.g., `datadoghq.com`, `us5.datadoghq.com`).
+- `aerospike_datadog_monitors.json`: This JSON file contains multiple monitor configurations, such as monitor name, type, query, and message.
 - Make sure to adjust the **thresholds** according to your requirements.
 
 ### Run the Python Script
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ The `datadog_alerts_creation.py` script reads alert rules from a JSON file and c
 After updating the necessary configurations, run the script using the following command:
 
 ```bash
-python datadog_alerts_creation.py
+python3 datadog_monitors_creation.py
 ```
 ---
 
diff --git a/config/datadog/dashboards/usecases/rolling_restarts.json b/config/datadog/dashboards/usecases/rolling_restarts.json
index e9e70a2..37a3c70 100644
--- a/config/datadog/dashboards/usecases/rolling_restarts.json
+++ b/config/datadog/dashboards/usecases/rolling_restarts.json
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
               "title": "Dead",
               "title_size": "16",
               "title_align": "left",
-              "time": {},
               "type": "query_value",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -193,7 +192,6 @@
               "title": "Unavailable",
               "title_size": "16",
               "title_align": "left",
-              "time": {},
               "type": "query_value",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -567,7 +565,6 @@
               "title": "Quiesces Pending",
               "title_size": "16",
               "title_align": "left",
-              "time": {},
               "type": "query_value",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -679,7 +676,6 @@
               "title": "HWM breached",
               "title_size": "16",
               "title_align": "left",
-              "time": {},
               "type": "query_value",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -1158,7 +1154,7 @@
     {
       "id": 3296083092942762,
       "definition": {
-        "title": "XDR Lag (rate)",
+        "title": "XDR Lag",
         "title_size": "16",
         "title_align": "left",
         "show_legend": true,
@@ -1168,20 +1164,21 @@
           "min",
           "max"
         ],
+        "time": {},
         "type": "timeseries",
         "requests": [
           {
             "formulas": [
               {
                 "alias": "XDR Lag",
-                "formula": "per_second(query1)"
+                "formula": "query1"
               }
             ],
             "queries": [
               {
                 "data_source": "metrics",
                 "name": "query1",
-                "query": "sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_lag{$aerospike_cluster,$aerospike_service,$ns} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}.rollup(max, 30)"
+                "query": "sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_lag{$aerospike_cluster,$aerospike_service,$ns} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}"
               }
             ],
             "response_format": "timeseries",
@@ -1228,7 +1225,6 @@
                 "min",
                 "max"
               ],
-              "time": {},
               "type": "timeseries",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -1583,7 +1579,6 @@
                 "min",
                 "max"
               ],
-              "time": {},
               "type": "timeseries",
               "requests": [
                 {
@@ -2346,7 +2341,7 @@
           {
             "id": 5261966586423734,
             "definition": {
-              "title": "HWM Breaches (rate) (total)",
+              "title": "HWM Breaches (total)",
               "title_size": "16",
               "title_align": "left",
               "show_legend": true,
@@ -2356,20 +2351,21 @@
                 "min",
                 "max"
               ],
+              "time": {},
               "type": "timeseries",
               "requests": [
                 {
                   "formulas": [
                     {
                       "alias": "HWM_Breached",
-                      "formula": "per_second(query1)"
+                      "formula": "query1"
                     }
                   ],
                   "queries": [
                     {
                       "data_source": "metrics",
                       "name": "query1",
-                      "query": "sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_hwm_breached{$aerospike_cluster,$aerospike_service,$ns} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)"
+                      "query": "sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_hwm_breached{$aerospike_cluster,$aerospike_service,$ns} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}"
                     }
                   ],
                   "response_format": "timeseries",
@@ -2644,7 +2640,7 @@
         "x": 0,
         "y": 9,
         "width": 12,
-        "height": 1
+        "height": 11
       }
     },
     {
@@ -2820,7 +2816,7 @@
       },
       "layout": {
         "x": 0,
-        "y": 10,
+        "y": 20,
         "width": 12,
         "height": 1,
         "is_column_break": true
@@ -3075,7 +3071,7 @@
       },
       "layout": {
         "x": 0,
-        "y": 11,
+        "y": 21,
         "width": 12,
         "height": 1
       }
@@ -3416,7 +3412,7 @@
       },
       "layout": {
         "x": 0,
-        "y": 12,
+        "y": 22,
         "width": 12,
         "height": 1
       }
@@ -3451,4 +3447,4 @@
   "layout_type": "ordered",
   "notify_list": [],
   "reflow_type": "fixed"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/config/datadog/monitors/aerospike_datadog_monitors.json b/config/datadog/monitors/aerospike_datadog_monitors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d457624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/datadog/monitors/aerospike_datadog_monitors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,660 @@
+[
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeNodeDown",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "min(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_up{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} == 0",
+	"message": "Node {{aerospike_service}} is down.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "NamespaceStopWrites",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):max:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_stop_writes{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} == 1",
+	"message": "Used disk space for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}} is above stop writes limit.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeAllFlashAverageObjectsPerSprig",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):((sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_master_objects{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} / 4096) / sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_partition_tree_sprigs{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 50",
+	"message": "Average objects per sprig has been breached for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 50
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeIndexStageSize",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_index_stage_size{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 4000000000",
+	"message": "Index stage size configuration is not configured according to documentation in {{ns}} from node {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 4000000000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeSIndexStageSize",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_sindex_stage_size{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 4000000000",
+	"message": "Sindex stage size configuration is not configured according to documentation in {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 4000000000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeIndexPressureDirtyMemory",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):((sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_index_pressure_dirty_memory{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} / sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_index_pressure_total_memory{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}) * 100) > 10000000",
+	"message": "Dirty memory ratio against the total memory is above configured limit in node {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 10000000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ActiveProxies",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "sum(last_2m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_proxy_complete{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_proxy_timeout{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_proxy_error{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_batch_sub_proxy_complete{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_batch_sub_proxy_timeout{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_batch_sub_proxy_error{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) > 0",
+	"message": "Node is doing proxy. Proxies can happen during cluster change / migrations or if there are any network issues. Active proxies detected for {{ns}} on node {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "NamespaceSupervisorFallingBehind",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_objects{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 0",
+	"message": "There seems some lag falling behind and/or display the length of time the most recent NSUP cycle lasted {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "NamespaceSupervisorFallingBehinds",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_nsup_cycle_deleted_pct{*}  by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 1",
+	"message": "There seems some lag falling behind and/or display the length of time the most recent NSUP cycle lasted {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "HwmBreached",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_hwm_breached{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} == 1",
+	"message": "high-water-disk-pct or high-water-memory-pct has been breached for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. Eviction may start to recover disk space.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "LowDataAvailable",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_data_avail_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} < 25",
+	"message": "Device available has dropped below the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate that defrag is unable to keep up with the current load, and may result in stop writes if it continues to drop. The current value is {{value}}.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 25,
+			"warning": 55
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClientTimeouts",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_read_timeout{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_write_timeout{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) + per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_client_tsvc_timeout{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}.rollup(max, 30)) > 1",
+	"message": "Client connections timing out at a rate greater than 1/s. Timeouts can occur during network issues or resource contention on the client and/or server nodes {{aerospike_service}}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "DeviceWriteQ",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_storage_engine_device_write_q{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 1",
+	"message": "Device write queue is greater than 1 for namespace {{ns}} on device {{storage_engine}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate underperforming storage subsystem or hotkeys.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ShadowDeviceWriteQ",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_storage_engine_device_shadow_write_q{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,storage_engine} > 1",
+	"message": "Shadow device write queue is greater than 1 for namespace {{ns}} on device {{storage_engine}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate underperforming storage subsystem or hotkeys.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "DeviceDefragQ",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_5m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_storage_engine_device_defrag_q{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,storage_engine} > 1000",
+	"message": "Device Defrag queue has been above 1000 for more than 5m for namespace {{ns}} on device {{storage_engine}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate underperforming storage subsystem or hotkeys.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClockSkewStopWrites",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_clock_skew_stop_writes{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} == 1",
+	"message": "Clock has skewed for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 1
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "UnavailablePartitions",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_unavailable_partitions{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 0",
+	"message": "Some partitions are not available for namespace {{ns}} on node {{aerospike_service}}. Check for network issues and make sure the cluster forms properly.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "DeadPartitions",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_dead_partitions{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 2",
+	"message": "Some partitions are dead for namespace {{ns}} on node {{aerospike_service}}. Greater than replication-factor number nodes had an unclean shutdown, and there may be data loss. Will require the use of the revive command to make the partitions available again.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "NamespaceDataCloseToStopWrites",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):((sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_data_avail_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) - (sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_storage_engine_stop_writes_avail_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns})) <= 10",
+	"message": "data_avail_pct for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}} is close to stop-writes-avail-pct limit.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 10
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "HighDataUseNamespace",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_namespace_data_used_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns} > 85",
+	"message": "Data used has crossed above the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate a need to reduce the object count or increase capacity and the current data used by the namespace is {{value}} .  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 85,
+			"warning": 80
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "BestPracticesFailure",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_failed_best_practices{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} > 0",
+	"message": "Best Practices check failed on {{aerospike_service}} in cluster {{aerospike_cluster}}   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClusterSize",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_cluster_size{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} < ",
+	"message": "Cluster size mismatch for node {{aerospike_service}}   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClientConnections",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_cluster_size{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} > 10000",
+	"message": "The number of client connections is greater than the expected peak. The current client connection count is {{value}} in node {{aerospike_service}} .  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 10000,
+			"warning": 11
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClientConnectionOpened",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_client_connections_opened{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}.rollup(max, 30)) > 100",
+	"message": "Client connections are being opened at a rate greater than 100/s. Connection churn can increase latency and client timeouts which in turn cause the client to open more connections.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 100
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClientConnectionClosed",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_client_connections_closed{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}.rollup(max, 30)) > 100",
+	"message": "Client connections are being closed at a rate greater than 100/s. Connection churn can increase latency and client timeouts which in turn cause the client to open more connections.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 100
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "ClockSkew",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_cluster_clock_skew_ms{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} > 20000",
+	"message": "Current maximum clock skew between nodes - will trigger stop writes when it exceeds the threshold if nsup-period is non-zero. The current clock skew is {{value}} ms  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 20000,
+			"warning": 2000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "LowMemorySystem",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_system_free_mem_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} < 10",
+	"message": "Total memory free has dropped below the threshold value for node {{aerospike_service}} and the current value is {{value}}%    ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 10,
+			"warning": 20
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "HeapEfficiency",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_heap_efficiency_pct{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service} < 60",
+	"message": "Heap efficiency for node {{aerospike_service}} has dropped below  60%.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 60
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "RwInProgress",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_node_stats_rw_in_progress{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,storage_engine} > 100",
+	"message": "Read/write queue is greater than 100 for namespace {{ns}} on device {{storage_engine}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. May indicate underperforming storage subsystem or hotkeys.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 100
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "NamespaceSetQuota",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(((sum:aerospike.aerospike_sets_data_used_bytes{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service}) / (sum:aerospike.aerospike_sets_stop_writes_size{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service})) * 100)  > 99",
+	"message": "One of your nodes is at {{value}} % of the quota you have configured on the set.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 99,
+			"warning": 80
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRTimelag",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_lag{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc} > 5",
+	"message": "XDR lag for namespace  exceeding 5 second(s) from node {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}}. XDR lag may be due to network connectivity issues, inability for the source to keep up with incoming writes, or write failures at the destination.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 5
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRAbandonedRecords",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_abandoned{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc}.rollup(max, 30)) > 0",
+	"message": "Abandoned records detected for XDR on node {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}} .Records abandoned at a destination cluster may indicate a configuration mismatch for the namespace between source and destination.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRRetryNoNodes",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_retry_no_node{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc}.rollup(max, 30)) > 0",
+	"message": "XDR retries occuring on node {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}} due to unkown master node destination. XDR cannot determine which destination node is the master.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRRetryConnReset",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_2m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_retry_conn_reset{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc}.rollup(max, 30)) > 2",
+	"message": "Rate of XDR connections resets greater than 2/s from {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}} ,XDR retries occuring due to due to timeouts, network problems, or destination node restarts.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRRetryDest",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_retry_dest{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc}.rollup(max, 30)) > 5",
+	"message": "Increase in XDR write retries is greater than 5/s from  {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}}, XDR retries due to errors returned by the destination node, u.e. key busy or device overload.   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 5
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRLatency",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_latency_ms{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc} > 100",
+	"message": "XDR latency above 100ms from {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}} and it is higher than the expected.    ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 100
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRLap",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_lap_us{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc} > 75000",
+	"message": "XDR lap time greater than 75000 microseconds from {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}}, The XDR processing cycle time (lap_us) is approaching the configured period-ms value.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 75000
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "XDRRecoveries",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_2m):per_second(sum:aerospike.aerospike_xdr_recoveries{*} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns,dc}.rollup(max, 30)) > 0",
+	"message": "XDR recoveries increasing on {{aerospike_service}} to DC {{dc}} , XDR recoveries happen during reind or may indicate that the in-memory transaction queue is full (the transaction-queue-limit may be too small).   ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 0
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeReadLatency(<4ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_read_ms_bucket{le:4} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Read latency < 4ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeReadLatency(<8ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_read_ms_bucket{le:8} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Read latency < 8ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeReadLatency(<64ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_read_ms_bucket{le:64} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Read latency < 64ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeReadLatency(<512ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_read_ms_bucket{le:512} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Read latency < 512ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeWriteLatency(<4ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_write_ms_bucket{le:4} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Write latency < 4ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeWriteLatency(<8ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_write_ms_bucket{le:8} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Write latency < 8ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeWriteLatency(<64ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_write_ms_bucket{le:64} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Write latency < 64ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+},
+{
+	"name": "AerospikeWriteLatency(<512ms)",
+	"type": "query alert",
+	"query": "max(last_1m):(avg:aerospike.aerospike_latencies_write_ms_bucket{le:512} by {aerospike_cluster,aerospike_service,ns}) > 16",
+	"message": "Write latency < 512ms bucket is exceeds the threshold value for namespace {{ns}} in node {{aerospike_service}}. The current value is {{ value }}.  ",
+	"tags": [],
+	"options": {
+		"thresholds": {
+			"critical": 16,
+			"warning": 2
+		},
+		"notify_audit": true,
+		"include_tags": true
+	}
+}
+]
diff --git a/config/datadog/monitors/datadog_monitors_creation.py b/config/datadog/monitors/datadog_monitors_creation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a574c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/datadog/monitors/datadog_monitors_creation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import json
+import requests
+
+# Prompt user for API key, Application key, and Datadog site
+api_key = input("Enter your Datadog API Key: ").strip()
+app_key = input("Enter your Datadog Application Key: ").strip()
+datadog_site = input("Enter your Datadog site (e.g., datadoghq.com): ").strip()
+
+# Load the alert rules from the JSON file
+with open('aerospike_datadog_monitors.json') as f:
+    monitors = json.load(f)
+
+for monitor in monitors:
+
+    url = f'https://{datadog_site}/api/v1/monitor'
+    
+    # Send the POST request to create the monitor
+    response = requests.post(
+        url,
+        headers={
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'DD-API-KEY': api_key,
+            'DD-APPLICATION-KEY': app_key
+        },
+        json=monitor
+    )
+
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        print("Monitor created successfully:", response.json())
+    else:
+        print("Failed to create monitor. Status code:", response.status_code)
+        print("Response:", response.json())