Datadog

Datadog is a SaaS-based monitoring and analytics platform [3] for IT infrastructure, operations and development teams.[4] It brings together data from servers, databases, applications, tools and services to present a unified view of the applications that run at scale in the cloud.[5]

Technology

Datadog uses an open-source agent[6] written in Python for gathering metrics and events. Its backend is built using a number of open and closed source technologies including D3, Apache Cassandra, Kafka, PostgreSQL, etc.[7]

In 2014, Datadog support was broadened to multiple cloud service providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Red Hat OpenShift. The company added OpenStack support as well.[8]

History

Datadog was founded in 2010[9] by Olivier Pomel, former VP of technology at Wireless Generation, and Alexis Lê-Quôc, former director of operations at Wireless Generation. Its monitoring daemon is a fork of the open source program 'agent'[10] originally created in 2009 by David Mytton[11] for Server Density (previously called Boxed Ice).

In November 2012, Datadog received a $6.2M Series A investment co-led by Index Ventures and RTP Ventures.[12]

In February 2014, Datadog raised $15M in a Series B funding round led by OpenView Venture Partners, and Dev Ittycheria, OpenView's managing director and former founder and CEO of BladeLogic (acquired by BMC), joined the company's board of directors.[13]

In January 2015, Datadog announced a $31M Series C investment led by existing investor Index Ventures, with participation from RTP Ventures, OpenView Venture Partners, Amplify Partners and more.[14] The $31M brings the total raised to $53.4M.[15]

In February 2015, Datadog acquired big data startup Mortar Data.[16] Datadog will integrate Mortar Data's big data analytics tools into its cloud management platforms, with the goal of helping customers more quickly pinpoint problems that may affect application performance.[17]

Datadog currently serves thousands of customers, comprising more than 100,000 servers,[18] in 42 countries[5] including Netflix, Spotify, EA, MercadoLibre[14] Lonely Planet, Facebook[19] Stanford University, Salesforce and the MLS soccer league.[2]

References

  1. ^ Crain's New York Business, Matthew Flamm, "Pure-tech startup Datadog raises $31M." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ^ a b The New Stack, Susan Hall, "Datadog Adds Big Data Analytics with Mortar Data Buyout." February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  3. ^ InsideBIGDATA, Daniel Gutierrez, "Tokutek and Datadog Partner to Offer a Monitoring & Performance Analysis Tool." July 16, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  4. ^ Forbes, Ben Kepes, "Datadog Scoops Cash To Monitor A More Agile Development Approach." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  5. ^ a b The New Stack, Susan Hall, "In a Crowded Space, Datadog Raises $31M for Monitoring Designed for the Cloud." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  6. ^ GitHub, "Datadog / dd-agent." Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  7. ^ Hakka Labs, Alexis Lê-Quôc, "Realtime Data Analytics at Datadog." January 9, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2015
  8. ^ SDxCentral, Erin Moriarty, "Monitoring Service Datadog Gets $31M in Funding." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  9. ^ The New Stack, Susan Hall, "In a Crowded Space, Datadog Raises $31M for Monitoring Designed for the Cloud." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "DataDog/dd-agent". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-07-03. 
  11. ^ "First commit · DataDog/dd-agent@9311d42". GitHub. Retrieved 2016-07-03. 
  12. ^ The Next Web, Andrii Degeler, "Datadog secures $6.2m in funding from Index Ventures and RTP Ventures." November 20, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  13. ^ Data Center Knowledge, John Rath. "Cloud News: Datadog Raises $15 Million." February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Gigaom, Barb Darrow, "Datadog fetches $31M to beef up sales and engineering." January 28, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  15. ^ TechCrunch, Ron Miller, "Investors Throw Datadog A $31M Bone." January 28, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  16. ^ GigaOM, Derrick Harris, "Datadog buys Mortar Data, will close its Hadoop cloud service." February 11, 2015. Retrieved, February 11, 2015.
  17. ^ New York Business Journal, Ben Fischer, "Datadog acquires Mortar Data." February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  18. ^ VentureBeat, Dylan Tweney, "Cloud-monitoring startup Datadog lands $31M." January 28, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  19. ^ Xconomy, João-Pierre S. Ruth, "Cloud Monitoring Service Datadog Raises $31M, Plans to Ramp Up Hiring." January 29, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.

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