Simplify cloud-scale observability

Dev Nag is the Founder and CEO of CtrlStack. Dev was previously founder and CTO of Wavefront, a leading observability company which was acquired by VMware. He holds more than a dozen patents in machine learning, observability, and security.

Jason Goocher leads the Customer Success team at CtrlStack. He has built a strong passion for customer empathy, knowledge sharing, and creating world-class team cultures throughout his 10 years in the SaaS startup space. Jason is a proud father to 3 young boys. Born and raised in Austin, TX, Jason enjoys bbq, watching football, and creating amazing memories for those around him.

Vasily is a back-end engineer and a jack of all trades at CtrlStack. With his background in DevOps and Professional Services, and experience in large-scale distributed systems and observability, Vasily became the go-to person for diagnosing difficult operational issues and identifying bugs. Vasily is an avid guitar and bass player, guitar effect builder, home improvement enthusiast, and a long-time Formula 1 fan.

GK started his career in Computer Architecture, optimizing modem SoC performance at Qualcomm. This was followed by a stint at VMware optimizing data center performance using Reinforcement Learning. It was there that GK first felt the pain of DevOps; there were weeks where more time was spent orchestrating Kubernetes clusters than training the models. Alleviating this pain for other reluctant DevOps engineers like himself was a major motivation for joining CtrlStack. At CtrlStack, GK focuses on ML, specifically efforts around Natural Language driven user experiences. Outside of work, you’ll find GK nose deep in a book, playing tennis, shouting at TV as Arsenal are denied another clear penalty or enjoying a peaty single malt.

JJ leads the Machine Learning and Automation team at CtrlStack. Previously at VMware, he led the Machine Learning team within the office of the CTO to develop VMware’s flagship ML product. Besides teaching machines how to think, JJ enjoys weight lifting and taking long walks on the beach with his wife and two dogs.

Mary is responsible for driving the company’s overall integrated marketing strategy. Prior to CtrlStack, she held various marketing roles in the monitoring and observability market at Splunk and VMware. Outside of work, Mary enjoys swimming in open water, biking, and running. She also enjoys playing basketball with her son, and watching teenage shows with her daughter.

“A flawless digital experience is now the baseline for every business in order to stay competitive. Dev and the CtrlStack team have completely changed the game for developers by bringing simplicity and efficiency to the monitoring and observability process, taking out timely guesswork and leading to faster MTTR. We are excited to partner with them and watch their vision for the next generation observability stack come to life.” – Bill Coughran

“Dev has a special technical insight which has enabled CtrlStack to take a graph-based approach to monitoring the flow of data in the enterprise, and understanding change impact across the stack as operations become more complex. This level of visibility is the first of its kind. We believe the company’s platform—and application for real-time troubleshooting—has the potential to transform the observability market.” – Ashmeet Sidana