Grafana Labs has released new open-source code for an OpenTelemetry Datadog receiver, enabling the translation of Datadog metrics into the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) format, which can be integrated with systems like Prometheus, Grafana Mimir, or others. This initiative aligns with Grafana's commitment to open-source values and interoperability, reducing vendor lock-in and allowing users to choose their observability strategies. The translation process for Datadog metrics, such as Count, Gauge, and Rate, is straightforward, while the Distribution metric type requires more complex mapping to OpenTelemetry's Exponential Histogram metric type. The feature is currently experimental, and Grafana Labs is working with the OpenTelemetry community to merge the code into the upstream main branch. Users can utilize Grafana Alloy v1.2.0 to test the receiver and processor, with guidance provided for configuring the Datadog Agent to forward metrics to Alloy. Grafana also offers support for migrating users from Datadog to Grafana Cloud, highlighting its comprehensive and user-friendly platform for metrics, logs, and traces.