[Exam Report] Datadog Fundamentals — A Modern Learning Approach Leveraging AI (NotebookLM & Antigravity)

An application engineer with no prior monitoring tool experience passed the Datadog Fundamentals exam (67/75) after 63 hours of study over 3 months. The study method combined official learning paths and labs (80%) with AI-driven practice (20%), using NotebookLM for source-grounded Q&A and Antigravity for high-volume mock exam generation. AI-generated questions closely matched the real exam on Datadog-specific features, though foundational IT questions differed slightly.