Datadog is monitoring software - developers use it to get operational visibility (what’s broken? What’s taking too long?) into their servers and applications.
- As applications and infrastructure have gotten more complex, developers need to know what’s going on under the hood so they can pre-empt and troubleshoot
- Datadog provides a product and series of SDKs (little code libraries) that let you instrument your application, record your metrics, and analyze them visually
- Generally, the Datadog platform has 4 major components: server monitoring, application monitoring, logs, and Other Stuff™
The New York based (surprisingly enough) company IPOd back in 2019, and in 2024 hit $2.68 billion in revenue, growing 26% year-over-year [1] From Datadog's most recent 10-K filing: We have grown rapidly in recent periods, with revenues for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 of $2,684.3 million, $2,128.4 million, and $1,675.1 million, respectively, representing year-over-year growth of 26% from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and 27% from the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.. So they're definitely onto something.
