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-Metrics appear in Datadog approximately **15 minutes** after setup.
+The first metrics appear in Datadog approximately **15 minutes** after setup. After the initial setup, expect a steady-state delay of approximately **7-8 minutes** for new metrics. See [Cloud Metric Delay][412] for details.
 
 [408]: https://cloud.google.com/identity/docs/overview
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    Change the alignment function to `delta`, `min`, `max`, `sum`, or `mean`. Assuming you are using the most granular dimensions, the value in Google Cloud should match the value in Datadog.
 
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+## Latency
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+Google Cloud emits metrics with one-minute granularity, and Datadog pulls them through the Google Cloud Monitoring API. Expect a steady-state delay of approximately 7-8 minutes between when Google Cloud records a metric and when it appears in Datadog. See [Cloud Metric Delay][7] for the full breakdown across cloud providers.
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+When troubleshooting a metric that appears delayed but not missing, wait at least 10-15 minutes before assuming it is missing. For initial integration setup, the first metrics appear in Datadog approximately 15 minutes after the integration is configured.
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 [3]: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resources#tag_redis.googleapis.com/Cluster
 [4]: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resources#tag_redis_instance
 [5]: https://cloud.google.com/monitoring/api/resources#tag_redis.googleapis.com/ClusterNode
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