Datadog is a cloud-scale monitoring and analytics observability platform - a credible alternative to Splunk
Introduction In today’s cloud-first world, observability has become the backbone of modern digital businesses. With applications distributed across microservices, hybrid infrastructures, and multi-cloud environments, organizations need tools that provide real-time monitoring, logging, and analytics . This is where platforms like Datadog and Splunk come in. Splunk has long been considered the gold standard for log management and analytics, but it comes with challenges like complex pricing and heavy on-premises roots. Datadog, on the other hand, has emerged as a cloud-native monitoring and observability platform , offering scalability and simplicity, making it a credible alternative to Splunk. What is Datadog? Datadog is a cloud-scale monitoring and analytics platform founded in 2010. It was built with modern infrastructure in mind, helping businesses monitor their servers, databases, tools, and services through a single pane of glass. Some industries heavily adopting Datad...