Datalineo appoints data and analytics expert, Joe Keating, as COO

2 September 2026, Dublin, Ireland: Datalineo, a data analytics company using Microsoft technologies to help companies make sense of their business information, has expanded its leadership team by appointing Joe Keating as the new Chief Operating Officer.

Ben Watt, CEO and Joe Keating, COO, Datalineo

Joe has worked in technology for almost 30 years, across a range of industries. He spent 3 years in his last role at Slalom, a global business and technology professional services firm, where he was Senior Director leading data analytics in Ireland. Joe was previously Managing Director of DataBare and prior to that, held the role of Chief Data Officer at Glantus PLC. During his time at Glantus, the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange (2021) and subsequently acquired by Basware (2023).

“Joe will drive our AI service expansion, standardise our packaged solutions and take ownership of sales and marketing to lay the foundation for our next phase of growth,” said Ben Watt, CEO, Datalineo. “This is a pivotal moment for the company as we position ourselves to meet accelerating demand in the data analytics space.”

Frequently, different software systems don’t talk to each other and some of the data collected is useless on its own. Using Microsoft data platform technologies, like Power BI and Microsoft Fabric suite, Datalineo extracts data from systems such as Microsoft Dynamics and Business Central as well as legacy and modern applications to help organisations work more efficiently, cut costs and grow revenue.

“Datalineo has an impressive base of international customers,” said Joe Keating. “I’m looking forward to enhancing our offering to drive the company’s expansion and am excited to work with the leadership team to help shape the growth strategy.”

Datalineo is hosting an event for CXOs and department heads in October to help them understand how Microsoft Fabric can help their organisation.  Keep an eye on their LinkedIn page and datalineo.com for more information.