Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel on AI Security, Trust, and the Future of Observability

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Join Guy Podjarny as he hosts Olivier Pomel, CEO of Datadog, in a compelling discussion on the evolution of observability and AI's role in modern technology. Olivier offers his expertise on AI-powered applications, the security challenges they face, and the future of AI interactions. This episode provides crucial insights for tech professionals and developers seeking to understand AI's impact on cloud computing and security.

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Chapter

1. Episode Highlight: Cloud vs. AI fears (00:00:00)

2. Intro to Olivier Pomel and Datadog's role in observability (00:01:00)

3. Three layers of AI opportunity: infra, apps on models, AI-powered automation (00:04:00)

4. Datadog's AI product suite: Watchdog, Bits AI, Toto (00:07:00)

5. Trust and accuracy: Why false positives kill AI adoption (00:10:41)

6. Human-AI interaction models: Chat, copilots, and agents (00:16:41)

7. Automation in observability: When AI can safely take action (00:18:41)

8. AI security concerns (00:21:41)

9. The importance of building trust while embracing early risks (00:26:41)

10. Building Toto (00:30:41)

11. Observability and the future of software development (00:36:41)

12. Observability in GenAI apps (00:42:41)

13. Expanding into product analytics and primary data (00:47:41)

14. The future UI of observability (00:51:41)

15. The danger of overhyping AI in observability (00:53:41)

16. Building an AI research team, AI progress (00:56:41)