--- collection: observability collection_name: Observability & Monitoring week_start: 2026-08-31 title: Sentry's v11 betas and Datadog's agentless push release_count: 21 generated: 2026-09-07 canonical: https://releases.sh/collections/observability/digest/2026-08-31 --- # Sentry's v11 betas and Datadog's agentless push Sentry opened the beta window for its JavaScript SDK v11 while shipping a Ruby 7.0.0 that defaults logs and metrics on. Datadog, meanwhile, expanded agentless tracing across its JavaScript tracer and added direct threat response to Workload Protection. ### Sentry prepares for major releases The clear headline this week came from Sentry, which kicked off the beta cycle for the JavaScript SDK's v11 major with [the first beta release](/release/rel__WvZSQKcbWsHdLGuJMc8e-sentry-javascript-11-0-0-beta-0-previews-major-release-with-migration-guide), quickly followed by [a second beta iteration](/release/rel_wTTTg_JZ9KviJdHpPbGfj-sentry-javascript-11-0-0-beta-1-opens-v11-beta-with-migration-guide) a day later. Both carry an in-progress migration guide for upgrading from 10.x, and the team was upfront that the changelog isn't complete yet. What's more actionable is the v10 bridge they're laying: [the new `@sentry/nextjs/config` entry point](/release/rel_Vr6RylwgdlGh3L2_yGLzR-sentry-javascript-10-73-0-adds-sentry-nextjs-config-entry-point-for-v11) exposes `withSentryConfig` at the path it will occupy in v11, so you can migrate your `next.config` file today and upgrade later without touching it again. Importing from the old location still works but logs a warning, which should make the eventual cutover considerably smoother. That shift was mirrored on the Ruby side with [Sentry Ruby SDK 7.0.0](/release/rel_ZxUzDXqTzK72wEcsy02ZL-sentry-ruby-sdk-7-0-0-enables-logs-and-metrics-by-default-removes-enable-flags), which enables logs and metrics by default and removes the `enable_logs` and `enable_metrics` flags entirely. The release also replaces the coarse `send_default_pii` control with a more granular `data_collection` config and makes OTLP trace export and propagator default to false. If you're on Rails, automatic structured logging now comes on unless you opt out explicitly — so teams upgrading should double-check their data volume expectations. ### Datadog goes agentless and proactive Datadog's JavaScript APM tracer made a meaningful architectural move with [dd-trace-js v6.14.0](/release/rel_Z_MRNLk1S-1K6wAcvOVEp-datadog-apm-dd-trace-js-v6-14-0-adds-agentless-mode-and-graphql-jit-tracing), which adds a data pipeline-backed agentless mode spanning APM, Crash Tracking, and Dynamic Instrumentation, plus new tracing for graphql-jit executions. The same capability landed in [the v5.125.0 line](/release/rel_YUQmygVi1VUF2RZ7tboJE-datadog-dd-trace-js-v5-125-0-adds-agentless-mode-across-apm-crash-tracking-and), so teams on either major branch get the ability to send telemetry directly without a local Agent. Both releases also fix an unbounded memory growth issue in the Vercel AI SDK's LLM Observability plugin and improve Test Optimization support for Mocha 12 and Vitest 5. The bigger product story is [Workload Protection's new threat response actions](/release/rel_7RU6kGWKgJ3iIcvNlsq2Y-datadog-workload-protection-adds-automated-and-manual-threat-response). Where previously the feature could only detect runtime threats, it can now remediate them: automated Agent rules terminate matching processes at the kernel level, while manual response lets you kill processes or containers or isolate workloads directly from the signal view. Elevation permissions and an audit trail sit on top, which will matter for any team needing compliance coverage around incident response. Supporting that theme, [the Datadog Agent 7.83.0](/release/rel_TB-AQkI4vqnkrTXZtAAq3-datadog-agent-7-83-0-adds-data-security-postgresql-scanning-and-adp-preflight) release adds a Data Security provider that schedules one-off PostgreSQL scans via Remote Configuration, plus a preflight mode for the Agent Data Plane to surface environment-specific issues at startup. On the RUM side, [v7.12.0](/release/rel_uR5lHX2jxbhn1KKv0_hcj-rum-browser-sdk-v7-12-0-defers-shopify-plugin-init-to-fix-double-session-ids) fixes double session IDs in the Shopify plugin by deferring initialization until a checkout page view, and [v7.11.0](/release/rel_Hp-N1bXYtLyBPfbA17wVl-datadog-rum-v7-11-0-enables-partial-view-updates-by-default-for-cdn-users) turns on partial view updates by default for CDN users without a proxy. ### Observability around the edges Two smaller but practical updates came from Dash0. [Agent0 now responds to Slack DMs](/release/rel_8543mwOnLzbZEMYzDBsii-dash0-adds-slack-dm-support-for-agent0-with-private-threads) in private threads, with each direct message carrying its own organization and dataset choice — so you can ask questions about data your teammates don't work in without exposing it to a channel. And [the new `dash0.metrics.timeseries` cardinality metric](/release/rel_XfeK_lHbqt_Sc9-pW4zVb-dash0-adds-cardinality-metric-dash0-metrics-timeseries) gives you a synthetic time series of your distinct series count, computable in dashboards and PromQL queries with no setup. Finally, Datadog's engineering team [documented dd-trace-rs](/release/rel_lhRbKYYhlgx0GrObrfprc-datadog-engineers-detail-dd-trace-rs-an-opentelemetry-based-rust-tracer), their newly open-sourced Rust tracing library built on the OpenTelemetry SDK. It configures itself from standard Datadog environment variables while reusing the OpenTelemetry instrumentation ecosystem, plus upstream contributions to improve the interoperability between the two — worth a read for anyone weighing OpenTelemetry-native tracing against Datadog's conventions. ## Releases covered ### Dash0 - [Dash0 adds Slack DM support for Agent0 with private threads](https://releases.sh/release/rel_8543mwOnLzbZEMYzDBsii-agent0-answers-in-dms-threads-keep-data-private) - [Dash0 adds cardinality metric dash0.metrics.timeseries](https://releases.sh/release/rel_XfeK_lHbqt_Sc9-pW4zVb-cardinality-now-queryable-as-a-metric) ### Datadog - [Datadog APM dd-trace-js v6.14.0 adds agentless mode and graphql-jit tracing](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Z_MRNLk1S-1K6wAcvOVEp-agentless-mode-lands-graphql-jit-traced) - [Datadog dd-trace-js v5.125.0 adds agentless mode across APM, Crash Tracking, and Dynamic Instrumentation](https://releases.sh/release/rel_YUQmygVi1VUF2RZ7tboJE-agentless-mode-lands-across-apm-crash-tracking-di) - [Datadog Workload Protection adds automated and manual threat response](https://releases.sh/release/rel_7RU6kGWKgJ3iIcvNlsq2Y-workload-protection-can-now-kill-or-isolate-threats-automatically) - [Datadog Agent 7.83.0 adds Data Security PostgreSQL scanning and ADP preflight mode](https://releases.sh/release/rel_TB-AQkI4vqnkrTXZtAAq3-data-security-scans-postgresql-adp-preflight-mode-added) - [RUM Browser SDK v7.12.0 defers Shopify plugin init to fix double session IDs](https://releases.sh/release/rel_uR5lHX2jxbhn1KKv0_hcj-shopify-plugin-init-deferred-double-session-ids-fixed) - [Datadog RUM v7.11.0 enables partial view updates by default for CDN users](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Hp-N1bXYtLyBPfbA17wVl-partial-view-updates-now-default-on-for-cdn) - [Datadog engineers detail dd-trace-rs, an OpenTelemetry-based Rust tracer](https://releases.sh/release/rel_lhRbKYYhlgx0GrObrfprc-dd-trace-rs-opinionated-rust-tracing-on-opentelemetry) ### Sentry - [Sentry JavaScript 11.0.0-beta.0 previews major release with migration guide](https://releases.sh/release/rel__WvZSQKcbWsHdLGuJMc8e-v11-beta-migration-guide-now-available) - [Sentry JavaScript 11.0.0-beta.1 opens v11 beta with migration guide](https://releases.sh/release/rel_wTTTg_JZ9KviJdHpPbGfj-v11-major-beta-release-with-migration-guide) - [Sentry JavaScript 10.73.0 adds @sentry/nextjs/config entry point for v11](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Vr6RylwgdlGh3L2_yGLzR-sentry-nextjs-config-entry-point-added-for-v11) - [Sentry Ruby SDK 7.0.0 enables logs and metrics by default, removes enable flags](https://releases.sh/release/rel_ZxUzDXqTzK72wEcsy02ZL-logs-and-metrics-on-by-default-enable-flags-removed)