Datadog has introduced anomaly detection to its platform, allowing users to analyze historical behavior and distinguish between normal and abnormal metric trends. This feature is particularly useful for dynamic metrics such as application throughput, web requests, and user logins that exhibit pronounced peaks and valleys throughout the day or week. Anomaly detection can identify unexpected drops in metric values, which may indicate serious issues such as code changes or system disruptions. The algorithm takes into account seasonality and trends, allowing users to set up automatic alerting for abnormal metric trends with customizable bounds and algorithms, including basic, agile, and robust options. Additionally, anomaly detection provides instant historical context, enabling responders to quickly understand why an alert was triggered and investigate the underlying issue.