Use OpenTelemetry-native observability with Datadog from ingestion to investigation

Datadog has expanded its support for OpenTelemetry (OTel), a vendor-neutral telemetry standard that recently achieved CNCF graduation, to accommodate organizations using the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP), OTel Collector, and OTel SDKs. This enhancement allows teams to send OTel data to Datadog via standard OTLP HTTP Exporter, bypassing proprietary components like the Datadog Agent, and enabling direct data ingestion without intermediate layers. Datadog now integrates OTel data into its Infrastructure Monitoring and Application Performance Monitoring (APM), offering consistent experiences without the need for data transformation or Datadog-specific instrumentation. This includes using OTel-native data for Kubernetes monitoring, semantic normalization for hybrid environments, and visibility into OTel-native traces, all while Datadog contributes to OTel's development by advancing standards and collaborating on projects like OTel Profiles. By supporting OTel-native instrumentation, Datadog facilitates vendor neutrality and incremental adoption of OTel, allowing teams to leverage Datadog's capabilities with familiar OTel semantics.

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