Amit Parikh

Field CTO at Quest Software

With nearly four decades in IT, I’ve evolved from hands-on systems administration and software development to leading strategic enterprise transformations as Field CTO at Quest Software.

I blend deep technical expertise with business strategy to help organizations modernize data platforms, operationalize observability, and prepare for AI-driven operations. My background spans presales and post-sales consulting, product and project management, and enterprise IT delivery—equipping me to advise both technical and business executives with clarity, credibility, and measurable outcomes.

Today, I partner with global enterprises, industry leaders, and internal stakeholders to:

• Build AI-ready data platforms rooted in governance and trust

• Enable observability for analytics and ML workloads

• Improve data performance, quality, and resilience across hybrid/cloud architectures

• Leverage metadata intelligence and lineage to drive compliance and business insight

I share these perspectives as a frequent speaker at global conferences, podcasts, and user communities with focus areas including:

• Data Observability & Governance

• AI/ML Workload Readiness

• Cloud-Native Architectures & RDBMS Strategy

• Metadata Intelligence & Data Lineage

Outside of tech, I’m an ICC-certified cricket coach and umpire—mentoring players with the same passion and discipline I bring to guiding organizations toward resilient, data-driven innovation.

“Cricket is life. Life is cricket.”

Let’s connect—always happy to talk data, AI, observability, or cricket.