Grafana Enterprise Solutions
Grafana
Unify IT and security monitoring with enterprise-grade Grafana plugins and expert-led services.
Grafana Marketplace Partner
20+ Marketplace Plugins
Live at Grafana Marketplace launch
150+ Enterprise Implementations
Observability and security deployments delivered
Overview
Crest Data is a Grafana Marketplace partner
End-to-end Grafana Solutions spanning commercial plugin development, custom dashboards, migrations, and 24×7 managed support — delivered in collaboration with Grafana Labs engineering.
Talk to an ExpertCrest Data is a Grafana Marketplace partner delivering commercial-grade Grafana plugins and end-to-end Grafana services that help enterprises maximize the value of their observability investment. With over 20 plugins live at the Marketplace launch, spanning storage, network, SaaS, and security platforms, and 150+ enterprise observability and security implementations, we help organizations bring every layer of their stack into a single pane of glass.
From building backend data source plugins in collaboration with Grafana Labs to designing custom dashboards, migrating monitoring workloads, and providing 24×7 managed support, our teams combine native query-in-place engineering, automation, and deep domain expertise to drive measurable business impact. Whether you are consolidating tools, accelerating security approvals, or scaling visibility across hybrid environments, we ensure resilient and cost-efficient Grafana deployments tailored to enterprise needs.
Why Crest Data
Grafana Marketplace leadership backed by proven integration engineering
Launch Partner Leadership
- Over 20 commercial plugins live at the Grafana Marketplace launch
- Built, maintained, and enhanced in collaboration with Grafana Labs
Broad Platform Coverage
- One partner for storage, network, SaaS, and security visibility
- Akamai, Dell PowerScale, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Meraki, NetApp ONTAP, Proofpoint, Tableau, Zoom, and Zscaler (ZIA and ZPA)
Query-in-Place Architecture
- Native REST API plugins with no agents, exporters, or ETL middleware
- Reducing infrastructure cost and accelerating security approvals
Fast Time-to-Value
- Go from installation to live visualization in under 5 minutes
- Pre-built dashboards that surface throughput, health, and performance metrics out of the box
Proven Integration Engineering
- 5000+ integrations delivered across observability and security ecosystems
- Backed by dedicated QA, certification, and release processes
Continuous Compatibility & Support
- Every plugin is proactively maintained for the latest hardware and software versions
- Built-in resilience such as automatic retry with exponential backoff
Grafana by the Numbers
Scale that backs every Grafana engagement
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Commercial plugins live on the Grafana Marketplace
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Implementations Delivered
Our Grafana Offerings
End-to-end Grafana services across the observability lifecycle
From Marketplace plugins and implementations through custom dashboards, migrations, and 24x7 managed services — a complete set of Grafana services delivered by specialized teams.
Marketplace Plugins
- Commercial plugins across storage, network, SaaS, and security platforms
- Backend plugins query systems directly through native REST APIs, eliminating agents, exporters, and extra collection layers
- Pre-built dashboards, flexible query editors, and interval-based querying
- Full lifecycle management from development and QA to Marketplace certification and releases
Implementations
- End-to-end implementation to rapidly deploy and operationalize Grafana
- Application Observability (APM), infrastructure monitoring, and log management
- Grafana Alloy deployment and custom dashboard development
- Advanced alerting strategies and observability-as-code
Customizations
- Custom dashboards and alert rules turning raw telemetry into operational clarity
- Panels for performance monitoring, capacity forecasting, security auditing, and business KPIs
- Composable with any Grafana panel type or alert rule
- Reduces alert noise and accelerates root-cause analysis across teams
Migrations to Grafana
- Structured, low-risk migration engagements consolidating fragmented monitoring tools
- Phased methodology: assessment, planning, setup, data routing, use case migration, testing, and cutover
- Rebuilds dashboards, alerts, and pipelines with validated data parity
- Reduces tooling spend, simplifies security reviews, and shortens incident response
Managed Services & Support
- Ongoing services ensuring platform stability, plugin health, and continuous value realization
- Plugin configuration, dashboard optimization, alert tuning, and compatibility management
- 24x7 support resolving issues quickly and preventing monitoring gaps
- Operational resilience that lets internal teams focus on innovation and growth
A single, accountable partner
Plugin development, implementation, customization, migration, and managed support — coordinated under one delivery model so nothing falls between the seams.
Discuss your roadmapGrafana Marketplace Plugins
Unlock unified visibility across your stack with Crest Data's commercial-grade Grafana Marketplace plugins
Explore MoreObservability Migration Assessment
Modernize Observability with a Clear, Risk-Aware Migration Plan
Crest Data's free migration assessment evaluates your observability tools, environments, dashboards, and integrations to define a structured, risk-aware migration plan.
Start your 2-day complimentary assessment — our team will review your responses and follow up with tailored insights and next steps.
What We Evaluate
- Existing observability and monitoring tools
- Application and environment landscape (cloud, hybrid, prod, non-prod)
- Dashboards, panels, and alerting volumes
- Upstream and downstream system integrations
- Migration drivers, concerns, and timelines
Latest Updates
Insights from our Grafana practice
Fresh perspectives from our engineers and the latest news from our Grafana partnership — see how we're helping enterprises get more from Grafana.
Blog
Observability Maturity Guide: From Telemetry to Business Outcomes
A vendor-neutral guide for turning telemetry into reliable services, stronger engineering practices, and measurable business outcomes.
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PR
Crest Data to Participate in ObservabilityCON 2026 as a Champion Sponsor
As a Grafana Marketplace launch partner, Crest Data joins ObservabilityCON 2026 at Pier 27 in San Francisco to showcase Grafana plugins, migrations, and quick start strategies.
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Blog
Powering the New Grafana Marketplace
Crest Data expands into the newly launched Grafana Marketplace with 10 enterprise-grade plugins spanning Akamai, Dell PowerScale, Fortinet, NetApp ONTAP, and more.
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PR
Crest Data Announces Launch Partnership with Grafana Labs for the New Grafana Marketplace
Crest Data introduces 10 enterprise-grade plugins as a launch partner for the new Grafana Marketplace, unveiled at GrafanaCON 2026.
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions
Grafana Solutions FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often about Crest Data's Grafana plugins, services, migrations, and support.
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Yes. Crest Data is a Grafana Marketplace partner that builds and maintains commercial-grade Grafana plugins in collaboration with Grafana Labs engineering. With over 10 plugins live at the Marketplace launch, the same team handles development, QA, certification, and ongoing releases, keeping every plugin compatible as your stack evolves.
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Crest Data delivers four core Grafana services: commercial plugin development, custom dashboard design, migrations from legacy monitoring tools, and 24x7 managed services and support. Together they help enterprises unify IT and security monitoring into a single pane of glass while reducing tooling cost and accelerating time to value.
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Query-in-place plugins pull data directly from source systems through native REST APIs, so there are no agents, exporters, or ETL middleware to deploy. For enterprises, this lowers infrastructure cost, simplifies security approvals, and surfaces live throughput, health, and performance metrics through pre-built dashboards within minutes of installation.
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Crest Data's Grafana plugins span storage, network, SaaS, and security platforms, including NetApp ONTAP, Dell PowerScale, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco Meraki, Akamai, Proofpoint, Tableau, Zoom, and Zscaler ZIA and ZPA. Each ships with pre-built dashboards and flexible query editors aligned to that platform's API.
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Crest Data runs structured, low-risk migrations that assess your current dashboards, alerts, and data pipelines, then rebuild them in Grafana with validated data parity. Phased rollouts and query-in-place plugins let you consolidate fragmented tools, cut licensing spend, and shorten incident response without disrupting live monitoring.
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Yes. Crest Data offers 24x7 managed services covering plugin configuration, dashboard optimization, alert tuning, and proactive compatibility management. Because the same engineers who build the plugins provide support, issues get resolved quickly and visibility stays intact through every hardware and software version change.
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Traditional monitoring often requires extra agents, exporters, or middleware to collect data. Crest Data's query-in-place architecture uses native REST APIs to retrieve data directly from enterprise platforms, eliminating those components, reducing operational overhead, and simplifying security approvals. Crest Data's AI-driven migration engine further cuts cost by automating the rebuild of dashboards and alerts with validated data parity, lowering the overall cost of managing Grafana.
Let's Talk
Ready to accelerate your Grafana journey?
Talk to our Grafana specialists about plugins, implementation, migration, and 24×7 managed services — and get a roadmap built around measurable business outcomes.
Sumeet Mathur
Advisor
A distinguished technology leader with deep expertise in enterprise software and product engineering, he serves on Crest Data’s Board of Advisors. Sumeet is Managing Director of ServiceNow’s India Technology Centre and Senior Vice President of Engineering for the Core Business Workflows portfolio, overseeing products across HR, Finance & Supply Chain, Workplace, Health & Safety, Legal, and Contract Lifecycle Management. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Broadcom, Cisco, and CA Technologies, scaling teams behind multi-billion-dollar product portfolios. He holds a degree in Computer Science and serves as Chair of the Telangana Regional Council at NASSCOM.
David Willis
Advisor
A strategic business, security, and technology leader with over 25 years of experience across telecommunications, financial services, and software industry verticals, he serves on Crest Data’s Board of Advisors. He currently serves as Vice President and Head of Technology Integrations, Technology Alliances at Netskope, driving strategic security and IT integrations at scale and advancing Netskope Cloud Exchange, recognized as a 2021 CRN Top 10 Cloud Security Tool. Previously, he held leadership roles at AT&T, Riverbed, and Palo Alto Networks, building strategic partner ecosystems and enterprise security programs. A former U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer, he actively advises and mentors several technology and consumer services companies.
Aditya Khetan
Director, WW Technical Support
Aditya Khetan is a Director of Technical Support with over 12 years of experience leading 24×7 global product support operations and customer success initiatives. He has built and scaled high‑performing teams, driving data‑informed improvements in NPS, CSAT, and operational efficiency while managing complex escalations. A Splunk Core Certified Consultant and Architect, Aditya has delivered enterprise solutions for global clients and partners closely with senior leadership to align support strategy with business goals.
Rajeev Goyal
Director, Business Development
Brings extensive sales, business development, and consulting expertise to Crest Data, where he drives strategic growth and builds high‑value enterprise relationships across ServiceNow and IT solutions. With a strong background in strategic alliances and solution‑led sales, he focuses on expanding market presence and partnership ecosystems. Rajeev has a proven track record of engaging C‑suite stakeholders, shaping go‑to‑market strategies, and accelerating revenue in competitive technology markets. His leadership blends commercial acumen with deep industry insight.
Mike Saurbaugh
Director, Security Ecosystem and Solutions, US South East
Bringing over 20 years of experience in information technology and cybersecurity. He has held senior leadership roles across strategic alliances, technical operations, and information security, including positions at VMRay, Cofense, and financial services firms. A long-time faculty member at IANS Research and owner of First Security Alliance, LLC, he has advised hundreds of clients, authored professional publications, and spoken at numerous security conferences. He holds CISSP, CISM, CRISC certifications and an MS in Information Assurance from Walsh College.
Jeet Thakkar
Director, WW Technical Sales
Jeet has over a decade of experience across Security Engineering, Implementations, and Operations. As Director of Business Development at Crest Data Systems, he leads the Tech Sales organization, driving growth, solution positioning, and strategic customer engagement. Previously, Jeet led Managed Services teams and delivered more than 100 Professional Services engagements, specializing in deploying, optimizing, and migrating enterprise security platforms such as SIEM, XDR, and UEBA. His blend of technical expertise and consultative sales leadership enables strong customer relationships and measurable business outcomes.
Damion Desai
Senior Director, US West Sales
Damion Desai leads West Coast North American sales for Crest Data, based out of San Jose. With over 25 years of experience in enterprise technology sales spanning semiconductors, optics, manufacturing and software services Damion partners closely with our engineering teams to deliver AI-driven cybersecurity solutions to some of the largest technology companies in Silicon Valley. He is a past winner of the Intel Achievement Award and holds a Computer Science degree from The University of Southern California.
Neha Mashruwala
Director, Marketing
Neha Mashruwala is a highly organized and results-oriented marketing strategist with nearly two decades of experience in driving business growth through strategic marketing initiatives.
Known for aligning marketing strategy with business objectives, Neha brings deep expertise across brand strategy, demand gen and lead gen, product marketing, thought leadership, and end-to-end digital marketing. With a strong understanding of enterprise technology, AI-led marketing, creative storytelling, and data-driven execution, she accelerates go-to-market success with a customer-first mindset.
Mili Khamar
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
A Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), she brings over 10 years of experience in corporate governance, secretarial practice, corporate restructuring and transaction advisory, fund raising including IPOs, and capital market transactions. With strong legal acumen, she advises the Board of Directors, ensures compliance with applicable legal and regulatory frameworks, and oversees governance systems across the organization, thereby supporting Crest Data’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and responsible business conduct.
Gaytri Khandelwal
VP of Sales
Gaytri brings over 25 years of experience driving revenue growth and customer success across global enterprises. She has led large-scale GTM initiatives, including managing over $100 mn Hi-Tech portfolio as Vice President of Sales at Genpact, and held senior sales leadership roles across leading enterprise technology organizations such as Cisco and Salesforce. An IIT Delhi engineering gold medalist, Gaytri blends technical depth with strategic sales leadership to build trusted C-suite relationships and drive sustained, long-term growth.
Rishi Divate
Director, Business Development, US West
Rishi leads strategic partnerships with observability vendors, including AWS, Datadog, and Dynatrace. He brings over 20 years of experience building products, partnerships, and driving customer success across the observability, security, and application infrastructure domains. Most recently, Rishi led product management and customer success teams at PromptQL and Sumo Logic, supporting thousands of customers from Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging startups. He lives in Sacramento, CA with his family and enjoys the outdoors.
Colwin Fernandes
VP, Engineering
Bringing over 15 years of experience in cloud and DevOps engineering, he leads technology strategy and execution across product development and deployment at Crest Data. He has expertise in Kubernetes, containers, and multi-cloud architectures, building platforms for performance and scale. Prior to Crest Data, he co-founded and served as CTO of a cloud-native technology company recognized as a Great Place to Work. Colwin holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and multiple Kubernetes and AWS certifications.
Vance Cochrane
Director, Business Development
As the leader of Business Development and Security Ecosystem at Crest Data, Vance leverages over 25 years of experience in security technology. He previously served as a product manager at Armis, driving technical alliances and integrations, and at Nozomi Networks, where he managed protocols and hardware. Vance holds CISSP and CCSP certifications and a Bachelor’s in Physics and a Master’s in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology. He holds a patent in photoprint digitizing scanner technology. Combining his deep technical expertise with strategic leadership he is deeply involved with customers and ISVs to build innovative Cybersecurity solutions.
Kushal Shah
Director, IT
With over a decade of experience in IT leadership, he oversees enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud operations, and cybersecurity at Crest Data. He leads a cross-functional IT organization, driving secure, scalable, and resilient systems while enabling key security certifications including ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and BIA. With deep expertise across AWS, Azure, GCP, and AI-driven security tools, he focuses on strengthening endpoint security, managing inhouse data centers, optimizing cloud costs, and ensuring reliable, well-governed IT operations across the organization.
Devanshi Raichura
Director, HR
An HR leader deeply committed to people and culture, Devanshi brings over a decade of experience across diverse industries. As Director, HR at Crest Data, she drives culture-first people practices and builds high-impact HR teams aligned with business outcomes across India and the US teams. Known for her sharp insight, empathy, and storytelling-driven influence, she blends strategy with human connection. Outside of work, she cherishes time with her little one, enjoys playing cricket, and loves reading to him.
Nirav Thakkar
Chief Financial Officer
With more than 25 years of leadership experience in finance, he oversees financial strategy and operations across domestic and international business units. He leads enterprise-wide financial governance, compliance, and growth planning. With deep expertise across finance, taxation, legal operations, procurement, and revenue assurance, he has helped build and scale businesses, including a technology startup in video analytics. Nirav holds an M.Com, CA, a Diploma in Foreign Exchange Risk Management, and is a D&B Certified IFRS Professional.
Neha Shah
Co-founder and Chief Techology Officer
With over 25 years of global experience across technology leadership, large-scale product engineering, and operational excellence. She defines and drives Crest Data’s engineering vision and execution across data and AI foundation for security, observability, automation, and cloud domains. Prior to Crest Data, Neha held senior engineering leadership roles at Cisco and other organizations. She has received several engineering awards including Cisco’s Pioneer award and holds a patent in networking security.
Neha holds a bachelor’s engineering degree in Computer Engineering from Gujarat University and a Master’s degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University.
Malhar Shah
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Malhar defines the vision and drives a customer-first, agile, and empowering culture rooted in equality and continuous learning. With over 25 years of enterprise technology leadership, Malhar drives strategic growth in data and AI, security, DevOps, and cloud spaces while fostering innovation and team excellence at Crest Data. His strategic leadership positions Crest Data as an AI-first product engineering and technology solutions provider that accelerates clients’ success in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Prior to founding Crest, Malhar held leadership roles in product management at Cisco’s Insieme Business Unit (acquired by Cisco in 2013) and Nuova Business Unit (acquired by Cisco in 2008) where he led the growth of Cisco’s Data Center Switching business from inception to an annualized revenue of over $1.5 bn.
Malhar holds a bachelor’s engineering degree in Civil Engineering from Gujarat University and a Master’s degree in Computer Networking from North Carolina State University.