RapDev Honored for Expanding Datadog Services Beyond Observability
Event summary
- RapDev won Datadog's Innovation in Services Award on March 10, 2026.
- The award recognizes partners extending Datadog beyond traditional observability.
- RapDev launched a Managed Security Operations Center for 24/7 incident response.
- The company is the world’s largest Datadog partner with growing EMEA and APAC engagements.
The big picture
RapDev’s award highlights a shift toward operationalizing observability, not just monitoring. As enterprises demand integrated security and DevOps workflows, partners like RapDev are positioning themselves as critical enablers of platform-scale transformations. The company’s managed services model could become a blueprint for other Datadog partners.
What we're watching
- Service Differentiation
- How RapDev’s managed security services will impact Datadog’s ecosystem.
- Geographic Expansion
- The pace at which APAC engagements grow relative to EMEA.
- AI Integration
- Whether RapDev can sustain leadership as Datadog evolves AI capabilities.
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