# Monitoring as a Service With IONOS Cloud Monitoring as a Service (MaaS), you can track any virtual instance in your data center and set triggers when usage limits are reached. Leverage our user guides, reference documentation, and FAQs to support your hosting needs. ### Developer Tools | [**Monitoring APIs**](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/api-how-tos) | [**SDKs**](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/software-development-kits/cloud-api-sdks) | [**Config Management Tools**](https://docs.ionos.com/reference/config-management-tools/config-management-tools) | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ### Recommended How-To's | [**Access MaaS**](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/dcd-how-tos/accessing-maas) | Access MaaS inside of the [DCD](https://app.gitbook.com/s/-Mj91LQrRzfHvr2Jl2Rv/general-information/glossary-of-terms#dcd) using the Monitoring Manager or via the Inspector. | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [**Set User Privileges**](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/dcd-how-tos/user-permissions) | Learn how to grant, modify and revoke user privileges. | | [**Create Alarms and Actions**](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/~/revisions/5wuXj7QmyFwJl8Wh3LBN/managed-services/monitoring-as-a-service/dcd-how-tos/create-alarms-actions) | Use the Monitoring Manager to set Alarms and modify resulting Actions | ### Change Log 10 October 2021 | Live Vertical Scaling Overview section updated