# Bernd Greifeneder

> Bernd Greifeneder co-founded Dynatrace in Linz in 2005 and served as its founding CEO until 2008. He remains CTO, leading technology work spanning application diagnosis, AI-powered observability and autonomous operations. He holds computer science degrees from Johannes Kepler University Linz and also advises startups and supports academic research.

- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer and Founder at Dynatrace
- **Organizations:** Dynatrace, Segue Software
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, Johannes Kepler University Linz, M.S. in Computer Science, Johannes Kepler University Linz
- **Known for:** Co-founded Dynatrace in 2005 and served as founding CEO., Named inventor on 20 patents, according to the current Dynatrace leadership biography., Led technology work across Dynatrace’s growth into a publicly listed observability company.

## Career timeline

- **1998-2005** — Held project lead, chief software architect and CTO of Global Technologies roles at Segue Software.
- **2005** — Co-founded dynaTrace Software GmbH in Linz with Sok-Kheng Taing and Hubert Gerstmayr.
- **2005-2008** — Served as founding CEO of dynaTrace Software GmbH.
- **2008-2014** — Continued as CTO of dynaTrace Software GmbH.
- **2014** — Became CTO of the present Dynatrace company in December.
- **2019** — Dynatrace listed on the NYSE under DT.
- **2024** — Became Executive Vice President in April, continuing as CTO.
- **2026** — Published on Dynatrace Intelligence, agent-led development and AI lakehouse architecture.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Dynatrace in 2005 and served as founding CEO.
- Named inventor on 20 patents, according to the current Dynatrace leadership biography.
- Led technology work across Dynatrace’s growth into a publicly listed observability company.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published “Why AI agents need an AI lakehouse in the modern enterprise” on August 6, updated August 17.
- **2026-05** — Published on observability across human-led and agent-led software development on May 28.
- **2026-01** — Explained Dynatrace Intelligence and autonomous operations on January 28.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dynatrace.com/news/blog/author/bernd-greifeneder/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berndgreifeneder/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/berndgreif

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