Introducing Scout 1.0: A new SRE model powering Bits AI with frontier performance at a fraction of the cost

Datadog has introduced Scout 1.0, a specialized AI model designed to power "Bits Investigation," an AI SRE that investigates production issues. By utilizing reinforcement learning on historical telemetry, Scout 1.0 provides high-quality incident diagnosis at a significantly lower cost than general-purpose frontier models. The company aims to evolve this technology from an automated first responder into a system capable of autonomous issue remediation.