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Datadog's Data Observability Expansion
- Datadog acquired Metaplane to accelerate expansion into data observability, an emerging critical function for data teams.
- Unified observability helps businesses build reliable AI systems amid increasing workflow complexities.
Metaplane's Pivot and Founding Story
- Metaplane was founded in 2020 and originally focused on preventing customer churn by analyzing firm data.
- The startup pivoted to data analytics tools during the pandemic and uses AI to monitor data quality.
AI-Driven Data Monitoring
- Metaplane uses AI models trained on historical metadata for anomaly detection and lineage tracking in data warehouses.
- Users interact with alerts through popular tools like Slack, with the system learning and improving over time.