OpenTelemetry (OTel) is becoming the industry standard for observability data, and Datadog has integrated support for OTel-native data alongside its own native telemetry format to offer a consistent monitoring experience. This integration allows users to utilize OTel-native metrics with Datadog's dashboards, queries, and visualizations, facilitating a seamless adoption of OTel without disrupting existing workflows. Datadog now enables viewing of OTel-native metrics in its out-of-the-box integration dashboards, making it easier for teams to monitor systems like Kafka, Docker, and NGINX with minimal setup. The platform's Semantic Mode allows for comprehensive queries across OTel and Datadog metrics by automatically detecting equivalent metrics, eliminating the need for manual mapping or separate queries. These capabilities provide a unified observability experience, reducing overhead and speeding up insights for users with mixed telemetry environments.