Datadog has acquired Boston-based AI data startup Metaplane in a move to boost observability innovation and build better AI systems for customers.
Datadog is accelerating its expansion into data observability with the acquisition of Metaplane, an AI-powered data startup, with plans to create new innovations to empower data teams.
“Observability is no longer just for developers and IT teams,” said Datadog’s Michael Whetten, vice president of product, in a statement. “It’s now an essential part of data teams’ day-to-day responsibilities as they manage increasingly complex and business-critical workflows.”
“This complexity will become even more pronounced as more businesses deploy AI applications,” Whetten added.
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Datadog, a New York City-based observability and cloud security platform, will leverage Metaplane to enable data teams to take action on insights and make a broader impact throughout their organizations.
By unifying observability across applications and data, Datadog can better help organizations “build reliable AI systems,” Whetten said
The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Founded in 2020, Metaplane provides an end-to-end data observability platform that offers machine learning-powered monitoring and column-level lineage to prevent, detect and resolve data quality issues across a company’s data stack.
Boston-based Metaplane monitors data using anomaly detection AI models trained primarily on historical metadata.
The company has raised a total of $22 million from investors over the years.
Datadog’s SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, user experience monitoring and cloud security to provide unified observability and security for businesses.
Metaplane CEO and co-founder Kevin Hu said his company’s mission is to help customers ensure trust in their data.
“Joining forces with Datadog enables us to bring data observability to tens of thousands more companies, while bringing data teams and software teams closer together,” Hu said in a statement.
Metaplane will now be called Metaplane by Datadog. The company says it will continue to support existing customers and bring on new clients now as part of Datadog.
In other company news this month, Datadog unveiled plans for a new data center in Australia. The data center will be the company’s first in Australia and adds to existing locations in North America, Asia, and Europe.
