OpenTelemetry with Datadog: Which Way Do I Send It?
The four ways to get OpenTelemetry data into Datadog (Agent OTLP ingest, a standalone Collector, DDOT, and direct intake), plus the instrumentation and tagging gotchas that bite people.
Stitching RUM to APM: End-to-End Traces in Datadog
How Datadog links Real User Monitoring spans from the browser to APM spans on the backend, covering both the Datadog tracer and OpenTelemetry approaches.
Lapdog: The Missing Middle in LLM Observability
A first look at Lapdog, Datadog's free open-source tool for watching what your local coding agents actually do, with a clean upgrade path to full LLM Observability.
Installing the Datadog Agent on a Raspberry Pi
A guide to installing the Datadog Agent on a Raspberry Pi for performance monitoring, from flashing the OS to verifying the agent in the Datadog UI.
Breaking Free from the Openreach Monopoly
Switching from BT to CityFibre for symmetrical broadband, the Sophos XG210 firewall changes that came with it, and what moving off Openreach actually looks like in practice.
Multi-Layered DNS Filtering at Home
A look at running multi-layered DNS filtering on a home network, the granular control it gives you, and whether the extra complexity is worth it.
Open Banking: An API-Driven Approach to Financial Data Sharing
A look at Open Banking, its API-driven architecture, and how to monitor complex financial data flows using Playwright and Checkly.