The Datadog Agent now embeds a fully configurable OpenTelemetry(OTel) Collector, enabling customers to take advantage of Datadog’s industry-leading observability solutions while accessing the complete capabilities of the OTel Collector.
With the unified OpenTelemetry Collector and Datadog Agent experience, you can:
- Access Datadog’s comprehensive observability solutions alongside existing OpenTelemetry capabilities.
- Manage fleets of embedded OpenTelemetry Collectors remotely with Datadog Fleet Automation and onboard faster without manual configurations.
- Receive dedicated assistance for onboarding and troubleshooting from Datadog’s global support team when using the Datadog Agent with the embedded OTel Collector and Datadog’s observability platform.
This feature only applies to containerized/K8s environments, Linux OS systems. To qualify for this Product Preview, you must have or plan to have remote configuration enabled on your installed Datadog Agents.
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