Metaplane, a data observability platform, has joined forces with Datadog to provide machine learning-powered monitoring and column-level lineage, enabling data teams to gain end-to-end visibility into their data ecosystem. This acquisition accelerates Datadog's expansion into data observability, building on its recent launches of Data Jobs Monitoring and Data Streams Monitoring. By unifying observability across applications and data, the combined entity aims to help organizations build reliable data and AI products while bridging the gap between software and data teams.