Renee Mitsis takes over as Datadog's head of channel and alliances for ANZ

Renee Mitsis has joined Datadog as head of channel and alliances for Australia and New Zealand.

Mitsis has 25 years’ experience in the industry in the areas of sales and partner ecosystem, with her most recent role being with AWS leading partner sales in growth markets, working with partners to support customers expanding their presence on the AWS Cloud. 

Prior to AWS, she spent a decade with HPE.

“Many organisations are still working with fragmented teams and systems, and that often extends to how they engage with partners,” Mitsis said.

“One of my priorities is bringing the right partners into the conversation earlier – whether that’s embedding security expertise to reduce risk, activating AI specialists to accelerate adoption, or aligning DevOps partners to streamline delivery.

“When you match partners with the right expertise to the right problem, customers move faster and see stronger outcomes from the platform, while partners gain deeper, more strategic opportunities to grow.”

Mitsis said what drew her into Datadog was the local strength of the company's partner ecosystem.

"This is a market where partners play a critical role in helping customers navigate AI and security complexity, and confidently turn technology investment into real outcomes," she said.

“Datadog partners often begin using the platform for a single capability, but its broad ecosystem enables them to expand into areas like security, digital experience, and AI-driven operations – helping customers achieve outcomes like faster threat detection, reduced risk, and AI-powered automation," said Eric Gaines, channel and alliances director, APAC at Datadog.

"This partner-led growth model closely mirrors AWS’s ecosystem approach, creating strong alignment between the two organisations.

“As Datadog expands across ANZ and APAC – particularly in regulated industries – partnerships are becoming a key driver of adoption and innovation. Renee’s diverse background across AWS product, marketing, and partner leadership makes her uniquely positioned to help scale this strategy.”