127 updates from Datadog and New Relic in the last 30 days. We read them all so you don't have to.
Datadog is a monitoring service for IT, Dev and Ops teams who write and run applications at scale, and want to turn the massive amounts of data produced by their apps, tools and services into actionable insight.
New Relic is the industry's largest and most comprehensive cloud-based instrumentation platform to help customers create more perfect software.
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DatadogNew RelicDatadog demonstrated significant activity focused on integrating AI observability and security, highlighted by a new Perplexity integration for monitoring AI metrics and several case studies showcasing reduced investigation times through AI-driven workflows. The company also heavily promoted its presence at Black Hat USA. In contrast, New Relic focused on expanding its core observability and security capabilities, announcing the general availability of Security Rx for runtime vulnerability management and enhanced Google Cloud Platform observability. New Relic also released an MCP plugin for Claude and introduced eBPF Logs in public preview. While Datadog emphasized AI agent monitoring and security research, New Relic prioritized automated remediation and expanded OpenTelemetry support for databases and SaaS platforms.
Last updates we detected for each vendor.
Datadog shared a case study detailing how LayerX uses Datadog Agent Observability to achieve 40x faster investigations and 80% faster AI iteration cycles.
Datadog launched an integration with Perplexity's Computer that enables users to monitor metrics, logs, traces, and security vulnerabilities directly through a single chat interface. The integration also includes Agent Observability to trac
Datadog discussed the security challenges posed by AI agents and how their platform provides visibility across code, cloud, and runtime to protect the SOC. The company is also showcasing its security solutions at Black Hat USA.
Datadog shared information about its Runtime Prioritization Engine (RPE), which uses live observability data to automate resource ownership and risk prioritization for security teams.
Datadog is promoting its presence at Black Hat USA, highlighting a technical session by Olivia Gallucci on macOS security vulnerabilities and inviting attendees to visit their booth.
New Relic explains the importance of Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) and how it complements Application Performance Monitoring (APM). The guide details the different types of DEM, such as RUM and synthetic monitoring, and provides advic
New Relic provides an observability quickstart for Oracle Database using OpenTelemetry to offer centralized visibility into database performance. The solution features a pre-built dashboard for monitoring CPU, memory, locks, and tablespace
New Relic showcases an observability quickstart for Microsoft SQL Server using OpenTelemetry. The solution provides interactive dashboards for monitoring Golden Metrics, locks, wait stats, and replication status.
New Relic shared an employee spotlight featuring Principal Architect Chris M., highlighting his nine-year tenure and technical expertise. The post also touches on his personal morning routine to provide a human element to the company's prof
New Relic shared insights on the rise of open source vulnerabilities and promoted its Security Rx capabilities, which provide automated triage and runtime-verified fixes.
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