Datadog promotes Namit D'Cruz as Regional VP – Enterprise for India and SAARC

Datadog, Inc., the cloud monitoring and security company, has elevated Namit D'Cruz to the position of Regional Vice President – Enterprise for India and the SAARC markets.

With this expanded mandate, D'Cruz moves beyond his previous focus on Datadog's enterprise business in southern India and will now oversee the company’s enterprise growth strategy across India and the broader SAARC region.

His responsibilities will include strengthening existing enterprise relationships and forging new customer partnerships as demand for Datadog’s observability, security, and AI-driven solutions grows across South Asia. Additionally, D'Cruz will lead the expansion of Datadog’s operations in India, managing teams across sales, local support, alliances and channel ecosystems, marketing, and sales development.

“Enterprises are increasingly moving from experimentation to deploying AI for customer experience, scale, automation, and operational efficiency. As this shift accelerates, visibility, governance, and reliability across AI-driven systems are crucial for digital resilience,” said D'Cruz. “Datadog enables organizations to achieve end-to-end observability across the AI stack—from infrastructure and GPUs to models and agents while managing cost control, risk detection, and responsible AI adoption. I’m thrilled to lead our regional enterprise team and collaborate closely with customers as they embrace this next phase of transformation.”

“India has become a vital growth market for Datadog, fueled by strong enterprise adoption of cloud, security, and AI-led operations,” said Rob Thorne, VP APJ, Datadog. “Our continued investment in the region reflects both customer demand and the exceptional talent here. Namit’s appointment comes at a critical juncture for our India and SAARC business his leadership, enterprise expertise, and regional insight will be instrumental as we scale our teams, deepen customer relationships, and drive the next phase of growth.”

D'Cruz brings over 20 years of experience in leading large-scale digital and cloud transformation initiatives.