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Datadog Agents Integrates with OpenTelemetry Collector

Datadog announced a unified experience integrating the Datadog Agent and OpenTelemetry Collector.

With this announcement, customers can use Datadog’s fully supported Agent while accessing the complete capabilities of the OpenTelemetry Collector, onboard quickly using the existing collector configuration and centralize the management of collectors remotely—all while benefiting from Datadog’s reliability and global support team.

“Datadog is a top-ten contributor to OpenTelemetry and today’s announcement continues our ongoing commitment to that community and open standards. Now users can simultaneously leverage Datadog’s leading observability products alongside OpenTelemetry Collector capabilities in a unified approach,” said Yrieix Garnier, VP of Product at Datadog. “Both Datadog and OpenTelemetry users will benefit from enhanced interoperability between OpenTelemetry and Datadog, better control over their OpenTelemetry data and greater flexibility in how they collect telemetry data—all while receiving assistance for any technical or security issue.”

With the unified OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog Agent experience, users can:

- Access Datadog’s comprehensive observability solutions alongside existing OpenTelemetry capabilities, enriching OTLP data.

- Manage fleets of embedded OpenTelemetry Collectors remotely with Datadog Fleet Automation and onboard faster without manual configurations.

- Receive dedicated assistance for onboarding and troubleshooting from Datadog’s global support team when using the Datadog Agent with the OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog’s SaaS platform.

The unified OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog Agent experience is now in beta.

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Datadog Agents Integrates with OpenTelemetry Collector

Datadog announced a unified experience integrating the Datadog Agent and OpenTelemetry Collector.

With this announcement, customers can use Datadog’s fully supported Agent while accessing the complete capabilities of the OpenTelemetry Collector, onboard quickly using the existing collector configuration and centralize the management of collectors remotely—all while benefiting from Datadog’s reliability and global support team.

“Datadog is a top-ten contributor to OpenTelemetry and today’s announcement continues our ongoing commitment to that community and open standards. Now users can simultaneously leverage Datadog’s leading observability products alongside OpenTelemetry Collector capabilities in a unified approach,” said Yrieix Garnier, VP of Product at Datadog. “Both Datadog and OpenTelemetry users will benefit from enhanced interoperability between OpenTelemetry and Datadog, better control over their OpenTelemetry data and greater flexibility in how they collect telemetry data—all while receiving assistance for any technical or security issue.”

With the unified OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog Agent experience, users can:

- Access Datadog’s comprehensive observability solutions alongside existing OpenTelemetry capabilities, enriching OTLP data.

- Manage fleets of embedded OpenTelemetry Collectors remotely with Datadog Fleet Automation and onboard faster without manual configurations.

- Receive dedicated assistance for onboarding and troubleshooting from Datadog’s global support team when using the Datadog Agent with the OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog’s SaaS platform.

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Kubernetes was not initially designed with AI's vast resource variability in mind, and the rapid rise of AI has exposed Kubernetes limitations, particularly when it comes to cost and resource efficiency. Indeed, AI workloads differ from traditional applications in that they require a staggering amount and variety of compute resources, and their consumption is far less consistent than traditional workloads ... Considering the speed of AI innovation, teams cannot afford to be bogged down by these constant infrastructure concerns. A solution is needed ...

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A large majority (86%) of data management and AI decision makers cite protecting data privacy as a top concern, with 76% of respondents citing ROI on data privacy and AI initiatives across their organization, according to a new Harris Poll from Collibra ...

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2020 was the equivalent of a wedding with a top-shelf open bar. As businesses scrambled to adjust to remote work, digital transformation accelerated at breakneck speed. New software categories emerged overnight. Tech stacks ballooned with all sorts of SaaS apps solving ALL the problems — often with little oversight or long-term integration planning, and yes frequently a lot of duplicated functionality ... But now the music's faded. The lights are on. Everyone from the CIO to the CFO is checking the bill. Welcome to the Great SaaS Hangover ...

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