June 2026 monthly summary for DataDog/datadog-agent: Focused on stabilizing CI for Windows, expanding cross-platform USM test coverage, and enhancing governance around critical utilities. Key outcomes include stabilizing flaky Windows HTTP monitor tests, adding end-to-end USM tests for remote service tags across Linux and Windows, and adding code ownership governance for the iisconfig utility. These efforts improved CI reliability, cross-platform feature validation, and accountability, enabling faster, safer releases.

May 2026 monthly development summary across DataDog repos (datadog-agent, agent-payload, helm-charts). Focused on delivering cross-platform testing improvements, feature enables for restricted USM modes, and enhancements to Dependency Map visibility, with careful validation and staging checks. Key business-value outcomes include faster testing cycles, broader service-map visibility for non-APM users, and more accurate instrumentation of intra-host communications.

April 2026 monthly summary focused on delivering enhanced port diagnostics and cross-platform IP visibility in the DataDog agent, with robust testing and cross-OS validation. The Port binding enhancement enables per-port IP visibility and improves conflict resolution across interfaces, boosting observability and reducing false positives in port conflicts.

March 2026 highlights: Implemented USM End-to-End Tests Code Ownership & Review Policy for DataDog/datadog-agent, establishing USM as CODEOWNERS for /test/new-e2e/tests/usm to ensure they are notified and required reviewers for changes to USM E2E tests. The change is captured in PR #47860 with commit 765be2d2553b5c266059b4ac2f8aba69220e7cf2. No other major features or bugs were delivered this month for this repository.

February 2026 monthly summary for DataDog/datadog-agent focusing on Windows Monitoring Diagnostics Enhancements. Delivered targeted test and diagnostics improvements to strengthen Windows monitoring via USM, with explicit data collection enhancements in the flare archive and improved validation coverage.

January 2026 monthly summary for DataDog/datadog-agent. This month focused on governance and observability improvements for Windows HTTP protocol handling and IIS monitoring. Delivered two key features that improve collaboration, change notification, and per-sub-app observability, with concrete commit references.