DataDog · dd-mergequeue · May 15, 2025 · May 12, 2025 · May 13, 2025 · May 13, 2025
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 ## Overview
 
-Storage Monitoring for Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage provides deep, prefix-level analytics to help you understand exactly how your storage is being used. It also detect potential issues before they impact operations, and make data-driven decisions about storage optimization. Use these insights to help you track storage growth, investigate access patterns, and optimize costs.
+Storage Monitoring for Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage provides deep, prefix-level analytics to help you understand exactly how your storage is being used. It detects potential issues before they impact operations, and helps you make data-driven decisions about storage optimization. Use these insights to track storage growth, investigate access patterns, and optimize costs.
 
 This guide explains how to configure Storage Monitoring in Datadog for your S3 buckets, GCS buckets, and Azure Storage Accounts.
 
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 ### Installation
 
 {{< tabs >}}
+{{% tab "Recommended: Storage Monitoring UI" %}}
+
+The fastest way to set up Storage Monitoring is going to **Infrastructure > Storage Monitoring > [Add Buckets][1]**. On the Add Buckets page, you can configure multiple S3 buckets for Storage Monitoring in one go.
+
+1. Go to Datadog > Infrastructure > Storage Monitoring.
+
+2. Click [Add Buckets][1].
+
+{{< img src="integrations/guide/storage-monitoring/add-buckets.png" alt="Select buckets for enabling Storage Monitoring" responsive="true">}}
+
+3. Enable Amazon S3 Integration and Resource collection for all the AWS accounts you want to monitor.
+
+  **Note**: For each AWS account that has the S3 buckets you want to monitor, make sure your Datadog IAM roles include the following permissions: `s3:GetObject`, `s3:ListObjects`, and `s3:PutInventoryConfiguration`.
+
+4. Select the S3 buckets you want to monitor with Storage Monitoring. You can select buckets from multiple AWS accounts at once.
+
+{{< img src="integrations/guide/storage-monitoring/step-2.png" alt="Select buckets for enabling Storage Monitoring" responsive="true">}}
+
+5. Assign a destination bucket per region to store S3 inventory reports from the source buckets. This can be an existing AWS bucket or a new one.
+
+- Source bucket: The S3 bucket you want to monitor with Storage Monitoring
+- Destination bucket: Used to store inventory reports (one per AWS region, can be reused)
+
+6. Complete the configuration. The inventory generation process will start within AWS within 24 hours of the first report.
+
+7. Return to **Infrastructure > Storage Monitoring** to see your bucket(s) appear.
+
+[1]: https://app.datadoghq.com/storage-monitoring?mConfigure=true
+
+{{% /tab %}}
 {{% tab "CloudFormation" %}}
 
-The fastest way to set up Storage Monitoring is using the provided CloudFormation templates. This process involves two steps:
+You can also set up Storage Monitoring using the provided CloudFormation templates. This process involves two steps:
 
 #### Step 1: Configure inventory generation
 
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 {{< tabs >}}
 {{% tab "Azure CLI" %}}
 
-To enable inventories for the selected storage accounts in each subscription, run the following script in your [Azure Cloud Shell][301]: 
+To enable inventories for the selected storage accounts in each subscription, run the following script in your [Azure Cloud Shell][301]:
 
 ```shell
 curl https://datadogstoragemonitoring.blob.core.windows.net/scripts/install.sh \
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    - Schedule: **Daily**
    - Blob types: Select **Block blobs**, **Append blobs**, and **Page blobs**.
    - Subtypes: Select **Include blob versions**
-   - Schema fields: Select All, or ensure that at least the following are selected: 
+   - Schema fields: Select All, or ensure that at least the following are selected:
       - **Name**
       - **Access tier**
       - **Last modified**
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       - **Current version status**
       - **Version ID**
    - Exclude prefix: datadog-storage-monitoring
-5. Click **Add**.  
+5. Click **Add**.
 
 #### Add the role assignment
 1. In the Azure portal, navigate to your Storage Account.
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 6. Fill out the role assignment:
     - Role: Select **Storage Blob Data Reader**. Click **Next**.
     - Assign access to: **User, group, or service principal**.
-    - Members: Click **+ Select members** and search for your App Registration by its name and select it. 
+    - Members: Click **+ Select members** and search for your App Registration by its name and select it.
     - **Note**: This should be an App Registration set up in the Datadog Azure integration. Keep in mind the Client ID for later.
 7.  Click **Review + assign**.