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Massachusetts-Based Dynatrace Appoints Chandu Thota to its Board of Directors

Jul 29, 2026 | By Devin Jacobs

Dynatrace, the leading AI-powered observability platform, has appointed Chandu Thota to its Board of Directors, effective July 27, 2026.

SUMMARY

  • Dynatrace has appointed Chandu Thota to its Board of Directors.
  • Dynatrace provides an AI-powered observability platform that helps businesses monitor, automate, and optimise complex digital systems.
  • Thota will bring his expertise in AI, cloud, and enterprise software to support Dynatrace's innovation and long-term growth.

Thota brings more than 20 years of experience building and growing AI, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software platforms. He has held senior technology leadership roles at major companies, including Google and Microsoft.

In addition to joining the Dynatrace Board, Chandu Thota currently serves as Vice President of Engineering at Google Workspace. He leads a global engineering team that builds secure AI-powered communication, productivity, and collaboration tools used by more than 4 billion users and millions of businesses worldwide.

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During his 15 years at Alphabet, he has also held leadership roles at Google DeepMind, Google Cloud, and Google Maps. Before joining Google, he co-founded a technology startup that was later acquired by the company, and earlier worked in engineering roles at Microsoft.

Thota is also an active technology innovator. He holds several patents in mobile, web, search, and mapping technologies, and has written two technical books.

“I am honored to join the Dynatrace Board at such an exciting time for the company and the rapidly evolving technology landscape,” said Chandu Thota. “I have spent the last two decades building and scaling products and platforms that empower billions of users and millions of enterprises. I see that same transformative potential in Dynatrace. As enterprises embrace AI at scale, Dynatrace cuts through the complexity to deliver precise answers and intelligent automation.

“Chandu is a visionary technology leader with deep expertise in AI, machine learning, and large-scale software platforms,” said Rick McConnell, Dynatrace CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. “As every enterprise becomes an AI-powered business, Chandu’s experience leading AI product innovation and applied research at one of the world's most influential technology organizations will be invaluable to Dynatrace.

About Dynatrace

Dynatrace provides an AI-powered observability platform that helps businesses monitor and manage their digital systems. Its technology gives organisations real-time insights to understand complex IT environments more easily. By using AI, Dynatrace helps companies solve problems faster, automate operations, and innovate more quickly to support business growth.

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