About us
Welcome to the Datadog User Group! We hope you've landed on this page because you're interested in Datadog, whether you're an experienced user or just getting started in the space.
This group will serve as a ‘unified platform’ for everything Datadog in Berlin; a place to learn, get inspired, and share any experiences & best practices around Observability and Security for modern applications.
Join our user group! And invite your friends, co-workers and anybody else you think might be interested. The more of a community we can build, the more value for everyone!
Upcoming events
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Alerting Best Practices | Customer Story | Platform Engineering
THE B Berlin, Revaler Str. 32, Berlin, DEAll talks will be presented in English, to ensure that as many people as possible can participate and engage at this event.
If you want to attend, please RSVP to secure your spot - this will make organizing easier. Thank you so much ♥️
Location: The-B Berlin, Revaler Str. 32, 10245 Berlin
------🏠 18:00 - Arrival: Networking, Drinks & Snacks (30 min.)
Grab yourself snacks & drinks and say hello to everybody else!📅 18:30 - Introduction & What's new at Datadog? (15 min.)
🎙️Speaker: Marcel Drechsler, User Group Leader & Product Owner Internal Developer Platform @ andsafeIntroduction into the evening and highlights of Datadog's recent new features and products.
📅 18:45 - Powering Platform Engineering through Datadog (30 min.)
🎙️Speaker: Marcel Drechsler, User Group Leader & Product Owner Internal Developer Platform @ andsafeIn the rapidly changing landscape of Platform Engineering, Datadog has evolved from a monitoring tool into a comprehensive foundation for Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs). This session explores the journey of scaling observability and security into a unified platform strategy that reduces developer friction. We will dive into how Datadog’s expanding ecosystem provides the essential building blocks for modern self-service infrastructure. Attendees will learn how to leverage these integrated features to build a more resilient and transparent developer experience. Discover how to transform your Datadog instance into a strategic asset for your platform’s success.
📅 19:15 - Lightspeed Commerce - Customer Story (30 min.)
🎙️Speaker: Rein Martha, Staff Software Engineer, Lightspeed CommerceDetails to follow.
📅 19:45 - Best Practices for Alerting with Datadog (30 min.)
🎙️Speaker: Santiago Gomez Saez, Datadog ambassador & Principal Cloud Architect @ dxoneOperational excellence is the main objective of SRE teams. Focusing on alerting, this talk shares common pitfalls and best practices on how and when to alert when incidents occur. In addition, we show how to self-heal in some cases requiring no manual intervention.
🥗 20:15 - Drinks, Food & Networking
Enjoy refreshments while networking with community peers!👋 21:00 - Goodbye, see you next time!
19 attendees
Past events
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