OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open source observability solution that allows teams to monitor their applications and services in a standardized format. Datadog has announced support for OTel, enabling users to access the full capabilities of the OTel Collector while using Datadog's industry-leading observability solutions. The latest version of the Datadog Agent now embeds a fully configurable OTel Collector, allowing users to manage their fleet of embedded OTel Collectors remotely and onboard faster without manual configurations. This integration provides interoperability across open source and vendor-based observability stacks, enabling seamless management and access to comprehensive Datadog solutions alongside the open source capabilities of OpenTelemetry.