PlanetScale, a serverless, MySQL-compatible database platform powered by Vitess, offers features like branching, non-blocking schema changes, and built-in connection pooling to enhance development velocity. The recent integration with Datadog provides users with deep visibility into their database activities, allowing them to monitor queries, understand storage costs, and track trends in database activity. The Datadog integration offers a comprehensive dashboard with features such as Cumulative Query Count and Time Breakdown graphs, Storage Breakdown graphs, and detailed insights into rows written per table. This integration helps users optimize database usage, manage costs effectively, and identify potential issues, thereby enhancing their ability to meet users' needs as they scale.