The first Dash conference, organized by Datadog, took place recently in New York City. It featured keynotes from industry leaders, product launches, and breakout sessions on topics such as performance, scalability, and teams. Highlights included a discussion of how Datadog was founded to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, new features announced by the company's product teams, insights into observability as a business concern, and lessons learned from NASA's approach to reviewing all operations. The event concluded with an announcement that plans are underway for an even bigger Dash conference in 2019.