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Datadog Partner · Spain
Datadog partner in Spain-
for Barcelona's high-growth tech companies and Madrid's large-scale financial operators.
Barcelona's tech cluster, Glovo, Wallapop, Factorial, Typeform, is one of Europe's most energetic, and rapid scale brings the observability debt that accumulates when engineering teams grow faster than their infrastructure standards. Madrid's financial sector, Telefónica technology, BBVA digital, Santander technology, runs complex multi-cloud regulated workloads where DORA applies from January 2025.
Critical Cloud is the world's first Powered by Datadog accredited MSP. Spanish companies expanding into EMEA benefit from our coverage across Germany, the Netherlands, and the Nordics, one partner for the full European expansion path. EU data residency as standard; Spanish-language engagement próximamente.
World's first
Powered by Datadog MSP
Scale-up
Barcelona tech cluster
EU data
residency by default
EMEA
expansion coverage
Spanish tech market, two profiles
Barcelona scale-ups and Madrid enterprise: different requirements, one partner.
- Barcelona scale-up ecosystem, Glovo, Wallapop, Factorial, Typeform, Cabify: high-growth SaaS and marketplace companies scaling to EMEA and LatAm, accumulating observability debt as they grow.
- Madrid enterprise and FS, Telefónica, BBVA digital, Santander technology: large-scale regulated workloads under DORA from January 2025.
- AEPD enforcement, Spain's data protection authority is enforcement-active. EU data residency via Datadog EU site eliminates transfer risk.
- Próximamente en español, Spanish-language engagement in planning. Currently delivered in English.
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Why Spain
Why Spanish tech teams choose Critical Cloud
Four reasons specific to Spain's dual-city tech profile, Barcelona's scale-up energy and Madrid's enterprise rigour.
01Barcelona scale-up observability debt
Glovo scaled from a Barcelona start-up to operating in 25 countries in under a decade. Wallapop went from classifieds app to European recommerce platform. Factorial expanded from Spanish HRtech to European SaaS. Each accumulated observability debt at the same rate they accumulated engineers. Critical Cloud's HealthScan audits the current Datadog estate and Catalyst delivers the improvements, defined scope, specific outputs, knowledge that stays in the engineering team.
02Madrid financial sector under DORA
Telefónica runs global technology infrastructure from Madrid; BBVA's digital banking products operate across Spain and LatAm; Santander's technology division manages regulatory-grade platform engineering at scale. From January 2025, DORA requires all of them to demonstrate ICT operational resilience to CNMV and Banco de España. Critical Cloud structures Datadog for DORA compliance evidence, not just dashboards, but the documentation frameworks the regulation demands.
03AEPD and EU data residency
The Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is one of the EU's most enforcement-active data protection authorities and was involved in some of the GDPR's highest-profile investigations. For Spanish regulated buyers, EU data residency via the Datadog EU site is the correct default, all operational telemetry stays in Frankfurt (eu-central-1), with no US data transfers and no Standard Contractual Clauses needed for AEPD scrutiny.
04EMEA expansion coverage
Spanish companies expanding across Europe and LatAm need an observability partner who covers the full expansion path. Critical Cloud's EMEA coverage, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, and growing, means Spanish companies entering new markets get the same Datadog standards, the same EU data residency, and the same partner relationship in each new country. One MSP, consistent standards, from Barcelona to Berlin.
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Services
Services available in Spain
Scale-up observability improvements to enterprise DORA compliance, EU data residency as standard for every Spanish deployment.
Adopt
Get Datadog live right
FETCH™, HyperCare™, and LaunchPad™, implementing with EU data residency and standards that hold at Barcelona scale-up growth rates and Madrid enterprise complexity.
Optimise
Fix what accumulated
HealthScan™ assessment and Catalyst engineering for Spanish scale-ups with observability debt and for Madrid enterprise needing DORA compliance evidence.
Manage
Operate at scale
Managed Datadog and Critical Support, ongoing operations as Spanish companies expand across EMEA and LatAm, maintaining consistent observability standards throughout.
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How we work
What a good Datadog partner looks like
Five principles we apply consistently across Spain, the UK, and every EMEA market where we operate.
01
Transparency
Full access to your Datadog environment. Your data, your decisions, always. No black-box managed service.
02
Ownership
Approved work is completed. In Spain's competitive tech market, half-delivered projects waste engineering time and momentum.
03
Collaboration
One shared plan across platform, ops, dev, and security, covering the full scope that DORA and Spanish regulators assess.
04
Enablement
Standards and knowledge transfer to your team. We build your capability, not your dependency on Critical Cloud.
05
Integration
Tied to reliability, compliance, and cost outcomes, the metrics Spanish CTOs and compliance teams actually track.
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Case studies
Delivered work
Datadog engagements demonstrating the outcome-focused delivery Spanish tech teams expect.
CETA
CETA, Datadog value from trial
FETCH™ and HyperCare™, production standards from day one, on a defined timeline.
EIP
EIP: 140+ services standardised
Structured HyperCare™ with automation and enablement across complex Azure infrastructure.
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FAQ
FAQ
Questions from Spanish tech and financial sector teams evaluating a Datadog MSP.
¿Ofrecéis soporte en español? / Do you offer Spanish-language support?
Spanish-language service delivery is planned, próximamente disponible en español. Currently all work is delivered in English, which is the standard working language for Spanish B2B tech and financial services buyers. Contact us to discuss your language requirements and timeline.
Do you support EU data residency for Spanish GDPR-regulated workloads?
Yes. The AEPD is one of the EU's most enforcement-active data protection authorities. Datadog's EU site (Frankfurt, eu-central-1) stores all data within the EU, no US transfers, no SCCs, no transfer risk for AEPD scrutiny. We configure the EU site by default for every Spanish deployment.
Can you work with fast-scaling Spanish tech companies?
Yes. Barcelona scale-ups, Glovo, Wallapop, Factorial, Typeform, are exactly our ICP: engineering-led, scaling rapidly, and accumulating observability debt at the same speed. HealthScan audits what's broken; Catalyst delivers the improvements on a defined scope and timeline. We know this pattern and we know how to resolve it quickly.
Do you have experience with Spanish financial sector workloads?
Yes. Telefónica tech, BBVA digital, and Santander technology operate complex regulated multi-cloud environments under DORA from January 2025. We structure Datadog for DORA compliance evidence, operational resilience reporting, ICT incident logging, and monitor coverage documentation that satisfies CNMV and Banco de España review requirements.
Ready to work with Critical Cloud in Spain?
The world's first Powered by Datadog accredited MSP, from Barcelona scale-up observability to Madrid enterprise DORA compliance, with EU data residency as standard and EMEA expansion coverage. Book a call.