diff --git a/hq_superset/metrics.py b/hq_superset/metrics.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13d359e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hq_superset/metrics.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from typing import Dict, List
+from superset_config import SERVER_ENVIRONMENT
+
+
+def get_tags(tag_values: Dict[str, str]) -> List[str]:
+    tag_values.update({"env": SERVER_ENVIRONMENT})
+
+    return [
+        f'{name}:{value}' for name, value in tag_values.items()
+    ]
diff --git a/hq_superset/models.py b/hq_superset/models.py
index 904c9df..a81d7b7 100644
--- a/hq_superset/models.py
+++ b/hq_superset/models.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     OAuth2TokenMixin,
 )
 from cryptography.fernet import MultiFernet
+from datadog import statsd
 from superset import db
 from superset_config import SKIP_DATASET_CHANGE_FOR_DOMAINS
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     get_fernet_keys,
     get_hq_database,
 )
+from hq_superset.metrics import get_tags
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ class DataSetChange:
     data: list[dict[str, Any]]
 
     def update_dataset(self):
+        with statsd.timed('cca.dataset_change.timer', tags=get_tags({"datasource": self.data_source_id})):
+            self._update_dataset()
+
+    def _update_dataset(self):
         """
         Updates a dataset with ``self.data``.
 
diff --git a/hq_superset/tests/config_for_tests.py b/hq_superset/tests/config_for_tests.py
index 46f23c2..f5c2737 100644
--- a/hq_superset/tests/config_for_tests.py
+++ b/hq_superset/tests/config_for_tests.py
@@ -68,3 +68,5 @@
 CUSTOM_SECURITY_MANAGER = oauth.CommCareSecurityManager
 USER_DOMAIN_ROLE_EXPIRY = 60 # minutes
 SKIP_DATASET_CHANGE_FOR_DOMAINS = []
+
+SERVER_ENVIRONMENT = "test"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8c7ad79..3dcccee 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         'Werkzeug==2.3.3',
         'WTForms==2.3.3',
         'ddtrace==2.17.0rc2',
+        'datadog==0.50.2',
     ],
     extras_require={
         'dev': [
diff --git a/superset_config.example.py b/superset_config.example.py
index 809e0e7..fbd4e45 100644
--- a/superset_config.example.py
+++ b/superset_config.example.py
@@ -191,3 +191,5 @@ class CeleryConfig:
 
 USER_DOMAIN_ROLE_EXPIRY = 60 # minutes
 SKIP_DATASET_CHANGE_FOR_DOMAINS = []
+
+SERVER_ENVIRONMENT = 'changeme'  # staging, production, etc.
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