The MAD Podcast with Matt Turck AI at Datadog: Monitoring machines in the age of LLMs | Olivier Pomel, CEO of Datadog
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Sep 27, 2024 Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog, shares the remarkable journey of transforming Datadog into a tech giant from early rejections. He emphasizes their open product development philosophy that prioritizes customer insights. The conversation dives into the launch of new products like DASH for LLM observability and innovative tools like Toto for time series forecasting. Olivier also discusses integrating AI in operations and the challenges faced in anomaly detection, providing a fascinating look at the nexus of technology, customer collaboration, and AI.
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Customer-Centric Product Development
- Datadog does not follow Apple's secretive build approach.
- From day one, they work with customers and ship early products to get feedback.
Unified Monitoring Platform Vision
- Datadog unified fragmented monitoring categories into one platform.
- This approach solved ops vs devs conflict by creating a shared language and view.
Early Setbacks and Naming Impact
- Datadog was rejected by Y Combinator for lacking a first product.
- Naming and framing the initial offering as "monitoring" boosted customer understanding and adoption.