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Datadog stock soars 31% on blockbuster earnings as AI winners emerge in software
Datadog's results fueled shares of other cloud infrastructure names like Snowflake and MongoDB.
TL;DR
- Datadog's shares rose 31% following blockbuster earnings and an improved annual forecast, marking its biggest single-day gain since going public.
- The company reported its first quarterly revenue surpassing one billion dollars.
- Datadog provides cloud infrastructure for AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, with OpenAI being a major customer.
- CEO Olivier Pomel announced the acquisition of two significant hyperscaler customers for AI training.
- Twilio also reported strong earnings and unveiled new platform features designed to enhance AI agent communication and data management, improving customer experiences and potentially increasing revenue.
- The positive performance of both Datadog and Twilio suggests that companies effectively leveraging AI and demonstrating monetization strategies are regaining investor trust.