https://github.com/seek-oss/datadog-custom-metrics#createtimedspan only tracks up the 95th percentile as it uses Datadog histograms instead of distributions. https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/metrics/types/?tab=distribution#metric-types
My use case for the 99th percentile is being able to track where application time is spent where load balancer alarms are set for the 99th percentile response time.
https://github.com/seek-oss/datadog-custom-metrics#createtimedspan only tracks up the 95th percentile as it uses Datadog histograms instead of distributions. https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/metrics/types/?tab=distribution#metric-types
My use case for the 99th percentile is being able to track where application time is spent where load balancer alarms are set for the 99th percentile response time.