Datadog for Government Achieves FedRAMP(R) High 'In Process' Status to Support Mission-Critical Federal Workloads

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Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) announced its progress toward achieving Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High authorization. The company's monitoring and security platform for cloud applications has already achieved Moderate-Impact authorization and is now 'In Process' for High-impact level certification. This advancement will enable federal agencies to better monitor, secure, and optimize their critical applications and infrastructure while meeting strict compliance requirements.

The FedRAMP High authorization requires stringent security controls for protecting highly sensitive data. Datadog aims to complete the authorization process in the second half of 2025, working to obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO) from an agency sponsor. This initiative strengthens Datadog's commitment to serving the U.S. public sector by addressing common challenges like tool sprawl, siloed data, and limited visibility across complex environments.

Achieving FedRAMP High authorization will enable federal agencies to more effectively monitor, secure and optimize their critical applications and infrastructure

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - May 21, 2025) - Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG), the monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, today announced it is advancing toward Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) High authorization, which will ultimately enable federal agencies to more effectively monitor, secure and optimize their critical applications and infrastructure while adhering to stringent compliance frameworks.

US federal agencies are required to meet rigorous security and compliance standards. Datadog for Government previously achieved Moderate-Impact authorization through agency sponsorship. By pursuing FedRAMP High authorization, Datadog can better align with the federal government's modernization and digital transformation initiatives, and prepare government IT leaders and engineers to leverage Datadog's full-stack and unified platform for observability and security.

"Tool sprawl, siloed data and limited visibility across complex environments remain common problems for federal agencies," said Yrieix Garnier, VP of Product at Datadog. "Datadog's unified platform is uniquely positioned to solve these problems for organizations. Today's announcement builds on our commitment to the U.S. public sector and is another milestone to providing the highest level of cloud security and observability for government agencies."

Being 'In Process' means that Datadog is actively working towards achieving full FedRAMP authorization at the High impact level, which requires stringent security controls for protecting highly sensitive data. This status signifies Datadog has completed a readiness assessment and is undergoing the process of gaining an Authority to Operate (ATO) from an agency sponsor. Datadog for Government is working to achieve FedRAMP High authorization in the second half of this year.

To learn more about Datadog for Government, please visit: https://www.datadoghq.com/solutions/government/.

About Datadog

Datadog is the observability and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, user experience monitoring, cloud security and many other capabilities to provide unified, real-time observability and security for our customers' entire technology stack. Datadog is used by organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries to enable digital transformation and cloud migration, drive collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, accelerate time to market for applications, reduce time to problem resolution, secure applications and infrastructure, understand user behavior and track key business metrics.

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FAQ

What is the significance of Datadog (DDOG) achieving FedRAMP High 'In Process' status?

This status means Datadog is actively working towards the highest level of FedRAMP authorization, which will allow them to serve federal agencies with highly sensitive data and expand their government customer base.

When does Datadog expect to complete its FedRAMP High authorization?

Datadog aims to achieve FedRAMP High authorization in the second half of 2025.

What level of FedRAMP authorization does Datadog currently have?

Datadog currently has Moderate-Impact authorization through agency sponsorship.

How will FedRAMP High authorization benefit federal agencies using Datadog?

It will enable federal agencies to better monitor, secure, and optimize their critical applications and infrastructure while meeting stringent compliance requirements.

What problems does Datadog aim to solve for federal agencies?

Datadog addresses common federal agency challenges including tool sprawl, siloed data, and limited visibility across complex environments through its unified platform.