About
The Datadog Agent is part of the Datadog platform, which the website describes as AI-powered observability and security that lets teams see inside any stack, any app, at any scale, and anywhere. Datadog positions itself as a monitoring platform for developers, IT operations teams, and business users in the cloud age, and it is recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms.
The platform covers a broad range of areas, including infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, network monitoring, serverless monitoring, database monitoring, and digital experience monitoring. It also includes security capabilities such as cloud security posture management, vulnerability management, and application and API protection, along with incident management, service level objectives, and OpenTelemetry integrations.
The website text does not describe the Mac app specifically, so this description covers the Datadog platform as a whole. It does not include any details about the Datadog Agent's installation, Mac-specific behavior, or individual features beyond what is listed above.
What's new
All release notesHomebrew cask datadog-agent 7.85.0-1 (sha256 b11ddd1ccad5e4c288307e010ae5ccaf201049e08048e2393f69859fb71cd38e).