Ami Vora joins Datadog board to boost product innovation & scale
Datadog has announced the appointment of Ami Vora to its Board of Directors.
With more than 20 years of experience in leading product and design teams, Ami Vora joins Datadog after serving as Chief Product Officer at Faire, a wholesale marketplace for independent brands and retailers. Prior to her time at Faire, Vora led product and design for WhatsApp and held a number of senior positions at Meta, including Vice President and Head of Product for Facebook Ads, where she also contributed to scaling Instagram and launching Facebook's developer platform. She began her career at Microsoft, developing tools for software developers, and holds a BA in Computer Science from Harvard University.
In her statement regarding the appointment, Vora expressed her enthusiasm for joining Datadog and working with its leadership team.
"Throughout my career, I've loved creating products for people who are passionate about building things. I'm inspired by how Datadog makes it easy for builders at companies of all sizes to observe, secure and refine their mission-critical products. I look forward to working with the Board and Executive team to create even more value for Datadog's customers."
Olivier Pomel, Chief Executive Officer at Datadog, welcomed Vora to the board and highlighted her extensive track record.
"I am thrilled to welcome Ami Vora to our Board of Directors. Ami is a deeply experienced product leader, with proven success in developing products for billions of users at the largest global tech companies. Her leadership in designing popular products at scale will be invaluable to Datadog in our next phase of growth."
Datadog operates a monitoring and security platform for cloud applications, providing real-time observability and security features across customer technology stacks. The platform integrates a combination of infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, real-user monitoring, and various other capabilities to organisations across a range of industries.
The company states that its service is used to assist with digital transformation and cloud migration, facilitating collaboration among development, operations, security and business teams, while also aiming to accelerate the time-to-market for applications and reduce resolution times for technical issues. Datadog's platform also supports organisations in securing applications and infrastructure, analysing user behaviour, and monitoring key business metrics.
In recent years, the demand for platform observability and cybersecurity tools has increased as businesses have expanded their use of cloud-based solutions. Experienced leadership appointments, such as Vora's, reflect the focus being placed on product management and strategic innovation in response to this sector's growth and evolving technical needs.
Vora's career trajectory - spanning roles at several major technology organisations - brings to Datadog experience in scaling products to large user bases and an understanding of the challenges faced by teams building and refining digital solutions. The appointment to the Board of Directors is positioned by Datadog as part of its plans for continued growth and development of its product offerings.
