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Infrastructure portfolio governance
CapEx, COGS, operating spend, suppliers, risks and execution dependencies across mission-critical environments.
Enterprise infrastructure · Operations · Resilience · AI
Complex systems.
Clear execution.
I lead at the intersection of infrastructure, financial governance and cross-functional execution.
Across hyperscale datacenters, enterprise infrastructure, cloud adoption and commercial operations, my work has focused on making high-stakes environments easier to understand, govern and execute.
Dublin · EMEAOperator · Builder · Researcher
20+ yearsInfrastructure, operations and execution leadership
12 countriesProject and program delivery across complex environments
~US$0.7B stewardedCapEx, OpEx, power and colocation oversight
EMEAMulti-country delivery and operational leadership
The operating model
Connected disciplines.
One operating model.
My value does not come from one narrow lane. I connect project, program, portfolio, technology, customer, commercial, financial and AI disciplines into one integrated operating model.
One practitioner. Multiple disciplines.
Connected Execution
Project Management
Program Leadership
Portfolio Governance
Technology Implementation
Customer Success
Commercial & Deal Management
Financial Governance
AI & Automation
What I bring
Not one discipline.
A connected operating view.
My career spans the technical, commercial and operational layers of infrastructure. That matters because execution problems rarely stay inside one function.
I work across engineering, finance, suppliers, operations and leadership to create the visibility, ownership and decision rhythm needed when scale and ambiguity are real.
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Operational systems & rhythm
Governance mechanisms, reporting, escalation paths, ownership models and decision cadences that make complex work run better.
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Resilience & transformation
Datacenter migration, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, infrastructure refresh and service continuity.
Selected work
Where the operating model matters.
A website should show how I think and where I create leverage, not reproduce twenty years of job descriptions.
Datacenter operations
Financial governance at infrastructure scale
Structured planning, forecasting, spend visibility and cross-functional operating rhythm across high-value datacenter portfolios, connecting execution reality with financial control and leadership decisions.
CapExCOGSPower & rentSuppliers
Enterprise execution
From fragmented activity to governance
Clarifying ownership, handoffs, reporting and escalation across regional and cross-functional programs so leadership can see risk earlier and teams can execute with less ambiguity.
EMEAOperating rhythmDecision support
AI product build
Built, not just advised.
I use AI as an execution tool, not just a subject of research. Learnitale is a working adaptive-learning platform I designed and built from concept to deployed product.
Learnitale
Adaptive learning, built around the learner.
A working AI-enabled learning platform combining curriculum delivery, adaptive progression, gamification, stakeholder views and learning analytics across family and school environments.
Adaptive learning
Mastery, misconceptions, spaced review and difficulty progression.
Multi-role product
Student, teacher, parent and school experiences within one system.
AI-assisted product engineering
From product architecture and UX to implementation, testing and cloud deployment.
Research & publications
Practitioner experience, turned into analysis.
Independent perspectives on resilience, infrastructure readiness and the operating realities shaping enterprise AI.
Research report · 2026The State
of BCDR
2026Karim Gaber Saleh
of BCDR
2026Karim Gaber Saleh
The State of BCDR 2026
A practitioner-led view of business continuity, disaster recovery and operational resilience.
View report
Research outlook · 2027AI Infrastructure
Predictions
2027Karim Gaber Saleh
Predictions
2027Karim Gaber Saleh
AI Infrastructure Predictions 2027
An outlook on the infrastructure constraints and operating choices shaping enterprise AI.
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Regional index · 2026EMEA AI
Infrastructure
Index 2026Karim Gaber Saleh
Infrastructure
Index 2026Karim Gaber Saleh
EMEA AI Infrastructure Index 2026
A regional view of AI infrastructure readiness across EMEA markets.
View reportCareer arc
Built across the stack.
2024–Present
Microsoft · Business Program Lead, Cloud Operations & Innovation
Datacenter operations, infrastructure governance, financial planning and cross-functional execution.
2020–2024
Microsoft · Business Program & Deal Manager, Global Business Operations
Enterprise commercial governance, high-value deal execution and operating model improvement.
2018–2020
Microsoft · Customer Success Manager, Intelligent Cloud Solutions / Azure
Azure customer success across enterprise cloud environments.
2016–2018
IBM · Advisory Project Manager, Infrastructure Services
Infrastructure programs, disaster recovery, backup and recovery, migration and enterprise delivery.
2012–2016
EMC · Infrastructure Delivery & Implementation Specialist
Infrastructure delivery, implementation and solution execution.
2010–2012
EMC · Pre-Sales Systems Engineer
Solution architecture and enterprise infrastructure engagement.
2007–2010
Orange Business Services · Telecom Sourcing Project Manager
Telecom sourcing and supplier strategy across European markets.
2005–2007
Orange Business Services · Service Delivery Manager
International service delivery across European markets.
Ideas in public
Writing, frameworks and media.
Published work on execution, organizations and the systems behind both.
Published book
Slice & Conquer!
Turn Complex Challenges into Your Personal Pyramid of Achievement
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Published book
Seduced by Scale
Work, Power, and the Psychology of Modern Organizations
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