Ingest OpenTelemetry traces and metrics with the Datadog Agent
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Ingest OpenTelemetry traces and metrics with the Datadog Agent


Summary

This article details how to leverage Datadog's APM capabilities to visualize and analyze runtime metrics collected from applications instrumented with OpenTelemetry (OTel). By exporting OTel data to Datadog, users gain access to powerful dashboards, alerting, and distributed tracing for improved observability and troubleshooting. It highlights a streamlined process for sending OTel metrics, traces, and logs to Datadog for a unified view of application performance.
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