# Raju Datla

> Raju Datla is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Fabrix.ai (formerly CloudFabrix), an AI-native IT operations platform he founded in 2015. Before Fabrix.ai, he sold two companies to Cisco - Jahi Networks (~$16M, 2004) and Cloupia ($125M, 2012), the latter becoming the foundation of Cisco's UCS management suite. At Fabrix.ai, he is pioneering Agentic AI for enterprise IT operations through a Robotic Data Automation Fabric that unifies data ingestion, AI agent orchestration, and workflow automation at scale.

- **Role:** CEO at Fabrix.ai
- **Organizations:** Fabrix.ai, CloudFabrix Software, Cloupia, Jahi Networks, Cisco Systems
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Founded and sold Jahi Networks to Cisco (~$16M, 2004), Founded and sold Cloupia to Cisco ($125M, 2012) - technology became Cisco UCS Director suite, Led Cisco's $3B UCS software division as VP of Datacenter Group

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Founded Jahi Networks, providing network management appliances for device deployment, configuration, and management
- **2004** — Jahi Networks acquired by Cisco for approximately $16 million
- **2004-2009** — Vice President at Cisco's Datacenter Group, led the $3B Cisco UCS software division
- **2009** — Co-founded Cloupia with Raju Penmetsa - a unified service platform for cloud management
- **2012** — Cloupia acquired by Cisco for $125 million; technology became foundation of Cisco UCS Director, UCS Manager, and UCS Central
- **2012-2015** — Continued at Cisco post-acquisition, growing UCS software business
- **2015** — Founded CloudFabrix Software (now Fabrix.ai) in Pleasanton, California
- **2020** — Featured in FUTR.tv podcast discussing AIOps and CloudFabrix platform vision
- **2025-02** — Rebranded CloudFabrix to Fabrix.ai, marking pivot to Agentic AI for enterprise IT operations
- **2025-06** — Showcased Fabrix.ai multi-agent AI platform at Cisco Live 2025; ZKast interview with Zeus Kerravala

## Achievements

- Founded and sold Jahi Networks to Cisco (~$16M, 2004)
- Founded and sold Cloupia to Cisco ($125M, 2012) - technology became Cisco UCS Director suite
- Led Cisco's $3B UCS software division as VP of Datacenter Group
- Built Fabrix.ai into a GigaOm AIOps Top 3 Leader and Outperformer (2025)
- Pioneered the concept of Robotic Data Automation Fabric (RDAF) for enterprise IT
- Named in Gartner's Agentic AI reports for 2025-2026
- Recognized by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) as Leader in AIOps, Observability, and Automation
- Built Fabrix.ai to 120 employees and ~$12.3M ARR as a bootstrapped/privately-funded company
- Strategic partnerships with Cisco, IBM, NVIDIA, and HPE

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Fabrix.ai showcased its multi-agent AI platform at Cisco Live 2025, generating strong attendee and partner interest; Raju Datla featured in ZKast interview with analyst Zeus Kerravala
- **2025-02** — CloudFabrix officially rebranded to Fabrix.ai, signaling full pivot to Agentic AI for enterprise IT operations
- **2025-01** — Fabrix.ai ranked Top 3 Leader and Outperformer in GigaOm AIOps Radar 2025

## Links

- Website: https://fabrix.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/datlaraju
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rdatla

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Last updated: 2026-07-17