Datadog Summit San Francisco, Workflows, Kafka Console, and more | This Month in Datadog

Datadog

Oct 30, 2026

October’s This Month in Datadog comes to you from the Datadog Summit in San Francisco, where Jeremy shares a look inside the event, with our latest product updates.

Plus, we cover how to:
Build and manage Datadog Workflows using natural language, turning descriptions of automation tasks into workflows that teams can review before publishing
Detect and investigate Kafka issues with Kafka Console, bringing health and performance data into one place
Turn raw logs into structured fields with Datadog Tap, making logs easier to search and analyze

Our new feature roundup also highlights LLM prompt management, customizable cloud budgets, and Bits Investigations for Synthetic test failures, plus updates that bring app and API protections tools to the Datadog MCP server and Bits Chat to the Datadog mobile app.

This Month in Datadog keeps you up to date on our latest product announcements, feature updates, and more. Explore Datadog and start a free 14-day trial by visiting https://www.datadoghq.com/.

Chapters:

00:00 | Introduction

00:45 | New feature: Build and manage Datadog Workflows in natural language

01:30 | New feature: Detect and investigate Kafka issues with Kafka Console

02:16 | New feature: Turn raw logs into structured fields with Datadog Tap

02:46 | Highlights from Datadog Summit San Francisco

03:20 | New Feature: Roundup

Learn more:
Build and run Datadog workflows from Bits Chat or AI agents: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/build-datadog-workflows-ai-agents/
Troubleshoot Kafka issues across every layer of your stack with Kafka Console: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/kafka-console/
Find answers in your logs faster with Datadog’s Tap to Parse: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/tap-to-parse-logs/
Explore Security MCP Tools: https://docs.datadoghq.com/security/mcp_server/
Manage prompts in LLM Observability: https://docs.datadoghq.com/llm_observability/configure/prompt_management/
Create and track budgets with more control in Cost Management: https://app.datadoghq.com/release-notes/create-and-track-budgets-with-more-control-in-cloud-cost-management
Run Bits AI SRE Investigations from Synthetic Browser and API Tests: https://app.datadoghq.com/release-notes/run-bits-ai-sre-investigations-from-synthetic-browser-and-api-tests
Use Bits Chat on the Datadog mobile app: https://app.datadoghq.com/release-notes/bits-chat-on-mobile-app
Find a Datadog Summit near you: https://events.datadoghq.com/summits/