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Datadog in the Era of AI

AI is changing everything. At Datadog, our approach is two-fold: empower you with complete observability across your entire stack, including AI as you incorporate it, and harness emergent technologies to make Datadog even more powerful. Join VP of Product Michael Whetten to see how Datadog is accomplishing these two approaches. He'll share the latest feature updates and new products designed to help you thrive in an AI-powered world. Plus, get a look at our long-term vision for the future of AI and its impact on your work.

OpenTelemetry Operator Complete Guide [OTel Collector + Auto-Instrumentation Demo]

Manually deploying and managing OpenTelemetry components in a Kubernetes environment can be a complex and time-consuming task. It involves creating various Kubernetes resources, setting up configurations, and ensuring the components are properly integrated with the applications.

The Personalization Paradox: When Tailored UX Turns "Creepy"

“Stop watching me.” That’s an actual message a user typed into a search bar, captured during session monitoring. They weren’t talking to customer support. They were talking to the algorithm. It sounds absurd until you realize how common this is. When users believe a human is behind your personalization system, attributing consciousness to your automated algorithms, everything changes. Their behavior becomes erratic. Your conversions tank. And nobody talks about it.

Introducing Cost Meter - Proactive Observability Cost Control with Per-Hour Granularity

The irony isn't lost on us - observability platforms are built to be proactive about system health, yet when it comes to managing observability costs themselves, teams are forced to be reactive. Today, that changes with Cost Meter, now live in our platform. Cost Meter transforms observability spend management from a monthly billing surprise into a proactive, data-driven process with hourly aggregated metrics that give you complete visibility into your telemetry ingestion patterns.