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A conversational series featuring Datadog engineers sharing real-world experiences building scalable, distributed systems in the cloud.
Let's Learn Together
In the process of building a monitoring and analytics platform that ingests trillions of data points a day, Datadog has learned many lessons about scalable, distributed systems in the cloud.
Each episode offers a conversation with the engineers who build Datadog. They share real-world experiences architecting, building, operating, and monitoring modern systemsβgiving you actionable information you can apply at your organization.
With plenty of time left for Q&A, we invite you to join the discussion and learn alongside the community.
Featured
Episodes
Evaluation From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents
Explore the evolution from simple chatbots to sophisticated autonomous agents, and learn about the critical role of evaluation in building reliable AI systems.
This episode dives deep into the practical challenges of building AI-powered systems, including evaluation strategies, testing methodologies, and best practices for deploying autonomous agents in production environments.
Datadog On Data Science
Discover how data science powers modern observability and monitoring at scale. Learn techniques for analyzing massive datasets and extracting meaningful insights.
This episode explores practical data science applications in observability, including anomaly detection, predictive analytics, trend analysis, and machine learning techniques for monitoring systems that process trillions of data points daily.
Topics
Covered
Storage & Backend
Deep dives into distributed storage systems, data architecture, and backend infrastructure at scale.
Reliability & Performance
Building resilient systems that perform at scale with lessons from running production infrastructure.
Security
Cloud security practices, threat detection, and building secure distributed systems.
Machine Learning
Applying ML to observability data, anomaly detection, and intelligent automation.
Frontend & UX
Building performant, scalable frontend applications and delivering great user experiences.
Mobile Technologies
Mobile development, monitoring mobile applications, and mobile-first approaches.
Recent
Episodes
Datadog on Apache Iceberg
November 20, 2025
Alessandro Nori, Leopold Boudard, and Ara Pulido discuss Apache Iceberg and modern data lake architectures.
Return of Rust
October 29, 2025
Duarte Nunes, Toby Lawrence, and Scott Gerring explore Rust programming at Datadog.
Datadog on Datadog
March 4, 2025
Kris Kennaway, Angela Beteta, and Ara Pulido discuss how Datadog monitors itself.
Hosts
Jason Hand
Senior Developer Advocate
Host of Datadog On, sharing insights on observability, incident management, and developer experience.
Ara Pulido
Staff Developer Advocate
Regular host bringing deep technical expertise to the series.
Scott Gerring
Developer Advocate
Host focusing on cloud infrastructure and modern development practices.
Christophe Tafani-Dereeper
Cloud Security Researcher
Host specializing in cloud security topics and threat detection.
Juliano Costa
Developer Advocate
Host exploring distributed systems and infrastructure topics.
Rory McCune
Senior Security Advocate
Host covering security operations and best practices.
Episode Format
Conversations
Each episode features candid conversations with Datadog engineers about their experiences building and operating systems at scale.
Q&A Sessions
Interactive Q&A segments where the community can ask questions and dive deeper into technical topics.
Actionable Insights
Real-world experiences and practical knowledge you can apply to your own systems and organizations.
Technical Deep Dives
In-depth exploration of specific technologies, architectures, and engineering challenges.
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