CData Software has appointed Amit Naik as Vice President of AI Architecture to enhance its AI capabilities amid growing enterprise demand for data accessibility.
CData Software, a leading provider of data solutions for artificial intelligence, has announced the appointment of Indian American executive Amit Naik as Vice President of AI Architecture. This move comes in response to the increasing demand from enterprises for efficient and agentic data access.
In addition to Naik, CData has also appointed Raviv Levi as Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) and Craig Sanchez as Senior Vice President of Embedded Sales. These strategic appointments aim to bolster the company’s AI Data Layer, which is essential for modern data management.
According to CData, these executive changes are part of a broader strategy to help organizations rethink how they access, govern, and utilize their enterprise data. This is particularly relevant as businesses increasingly rely on conversational AI and autonomous agents to interact with their data systems.
Amit Sharma, Founder and CEO of CData, emphasized the transformative impact of AI on data management. “For years, enterprises focused on moving data for analytics,” he stated. “AI changes the equation. People are already using conversational AI to ask questions of their enterprise data, and autonomous agents are starting to take action on it. Both need live, governed, context-aware access to data wherever it lives.”
CData specializes in providing live access and data replication across a variety of enterprise data sources, including SaaS applications, cloud platforms, and on-premises systems. Its Connect AI platform is recognized as the industry’s first fully managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) platform, integrating seamlessly with leading AI technologies such as Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and Agent 365.
As the new Vice President of AI Architecture, Naik will oversee the design and evolution of CData’s AI architecture. His role will involve collaboration across product and engineering teams to ensure that the platform meets the technical requirements of enterprise AI deployments.
Naik brings a wealth of experience to CData, having previously held senior leadership roles in AI and machine learning solutions at companies such as Calix, PayPal, Financial Engines, and Oracle. His extensive background in technology positions him well to lead CData’s AI initiatives.
“The AI architecture challenge for enterprises is clear,” Naik remarked. “People need to ask questions of their data through conversational AI, and agents need to act on that data across dozens of systems, all in real time and with governance at every layer. I’m here to work with our customers and product teams to establish CData as the substrate that makes agentic AI safe, grounded, and operational at enterprise scale.”
Naik holds a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from COEP Technological University in Pune, India, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University, also in India.
This appointment signals CData’s commitment to enhancing its AI capabilities and meeting the evolving needs of its clients in a rapidly changing technological landscape, according to The American Bazaar.