AWS has introduced support for cross-region connectivity for AWS PrivateLink for Datadog endpoints in the US1 and AP1 regions, enabling secure and cost-effective connection to Datadog services from any AWS region without complex networking configurations. This approach keeps observability data within the AWS network, enhancing security, improving compliance, and simplifying management while reducing costs compared to traditional solutions like VPC peering, NAT gateways, and AWS Transit Gateways. With cross-region PrivateLink, customers can now securely send telemetry to Datadog across regions without exposing sensitive information to potential threats, making it easier to confidently monitor multi-region workloads while adhering to data privacy standards. The solution also optimizes costs associated with log ingestion by enabling secure and cost-effective transmission of logs to Datadog services from any AWS region, further reducing costs compared to traditional solutions. To set up cross-region PrivateLink, customers can follow simple steps that include creating a PrivateLink VPC endpoint in AWS for Datadog, configuring the interface endpoint, and testing the connection.