The text discusses the benefits and risks of utilizing open source code in cloud-native applications, emphasizing the need for careful consideration due to potential security vulnerabilities and other risks such as malware, licensing issues, and unmaintained libraries. It highlights the importance of following best practices in open source management, including thorough evaluation of projects, staying updated on vulnerabilities, and adopting processes to manage and remediate security issues. The text advocates for the use of automation tools like Datadog Software Composition Analysis (SCA) to efficiently manage these risks, providing visibility into the software supply chain and enabling continuous evaluation. Datadog SCA enhances security by integrating real-time visibility into deployed services, thereby improving the security posture of organizations through collaboration across teams, including DevOps and SREs.