How Datadog Solved the On-Call Burnout Crisis

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In this episode of The CTO Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine how Datadog flipped its engineering culture by capping on-call hours at thirty per week. They explore the trade-offs between immediate incident response and long-term developer sustainability, analyzing the specific metrics that proved reduced pager fatigue led to faster mean-time-to-resolution. With September 18, 2026 market volatility still influencing tech hiring strategies, understanding this human-centric operational model is critical for modern CTOs aiming to retain top engineering talent without sacrificing system reliability. #Datadog #OnCallBurnout #EngineeringCulture #CTOPodcast #FexingoBusiness #TechLeadership #DeveloperExperience #IncidentResponse #SystemReliability #EngineeringMetrics #MentalHealthAtWork #OperationalExcellence #TechOps #SREPractices #BusinessPodcast #EngineeringEfficiency #StaffRetention #FutureOfWork Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo