This Month in Datadog: OpenTelemetry Collector distribution, GitHub Copilot integration, and more

May 9, 2025

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog. This month, we put the Spotlight on the Datadog Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.

0:00 This Month in Datadog

0:46 DASH 2025 Preview

2:25 New Feature: GitHub Copilot integration

3:12 New Feature: Datadog CoTerm

3:34 New Feature: Optimization page in Datadog Real User Monitoring

4:11 New Feature Roundup

4:53 Spotlight: Datadog Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector

7:24 Learning Paths on the Datadog Learning Center

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Monitor GitHub Copilot with Datadog blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/monitor-github-copilot-with-datadog/
Datadog CoTerm: Never run the wrong terminal command again blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/introducing-coterm/
Optimize Core Web Vitals and more with Datadog RUM blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/rum-optimization/
Start monitoring user experiences faster with simplified test creation in Synthetic Monitoring blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/synthetic-monitoring-updates/#synthetic-browser-test-recommendations
Auto-remediate Kubernetes incidents using private actions in workflows and apps blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/private-actions/
Increase visibility into your infrastructure processes with Process Tag Rules blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/process-tag-rules/
Get alerted on Cloud Network Metrics with CNM Monitors release note: https://app.datadoghq.com/release-notes/get-alerted-on-cloud-network-metrics-with-cnm-monitors
Unify OpenTelemetry and Datadog with the Datadog Distribution of the OTel Collector
blog: https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/datadog-distribution-otel-collector/
Datadog Distribution of the OTel Collector docs: https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/setup/ddot_collector/
Learning Paths on the Datadog Learning Center: https://learn.datadoghq.com/pages/learning-paths