Datadog acquires Propolis

Generative AI has accelerated the pace of software development, but traditional testing methods have struggled to keep up, particularly in evaluating AI outputs. To address this challenge, Propolis, an autonomous QA testing platform, has been developed to focus on goal- and output-oriented testing by using synthetic users to explore applications and identify real user journeys and goals. Propolis autonomously updates and heals tests, ensuring comprehensive coverage without human intervention. Now joining Datadog, Propolis will integrate with Datadog's production context tools like traces, logs, and Real User Monitoring data to fully automate end-to-end testing. This integration aims to shift quality assurance from a pre-release checkpoint to a continuous signal within CI/CD and runtime, providing a more dynamic and responsive approach to software testing.