In his new role, D’Cruz will lead Datadog’s enterprise business in southern India, while shaping and executing the company’s enterprise strategy across India and the SAARC region
Datadog, Inc., a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, has promoted Namit D’Cruz to Regional Vice President for Enterprise in India and SAARC.
In his new role, D’Cruz’s responsibilities extend from leading Datadog’s enterprise business in southern India to shaping and executing the company’s enterprise strategy across India and the SAARC region. His remit is to expand existing and establish new customer relationships amid significant demand for Datadog’s observability, security and AI capabilities in South Asia. He will also oversee the growth of Datadog’s India team across sales, in-region support, alliances and channel partnerships, marketing, and SDR operations.
“Namit’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for our India and SAARC business—his leadership, enterprise experience, and understanding of the regional market will be key as we scale our teams, deepen customer relationships, and drive the next phase of growth.”
– Rob Thorne, VP APJ, Datadog
“Enterprises are increasingly moving beyond experimentation to deploy AI for customer experience, scale, automation, and operational efficiency. As this shift accelerates, visibility, governance, and reliability across AI-driven systems become critical to building digital resilience,” said D’Cruz. “Datadog helps organizations gain end-to-end observability across the AI stack, from infrastructure and GPUs to models and agents, while addressing cost control, risk detection, and responsible AI adoption. I’m excited to lead our regional enterprise team and work closely with customers as they navigate this next phase of transformation.”
“I’m excited to lead our regional enterprise team and work closely with customers as they navigate this next phase of transformation.”
-Namit D’Cruz,Regional VP – India and SAARC at Datadog
“India has become a critical growth market for Datadog, driven 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 depth of talent here. Namit’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for our India and SAARC business—his leadership, enterprise experience, and understanding of the regional market will be key as we scale our teams, deepen customer relationships, and drive the next phase of growth.”
D’Cruz has more than 20 years of experience in driving large-scale digital and cloud transformation initiatives. During his tenure at Datadog, he has strengthened the company’s enterprise presence in India, enabling some of the country’s largest organizations to modernize infrastructure and gain real-time visibility into complex environments. Prior to Datadog, D’Cruz served in senior leadership roles at Microsoft, where he helped shape and grow the strategic digital-native business in India, supporting high-growth companies in leveraging cloud platforms to scale and innovate.
