Karan Munalingal

SVP of AI Strategy & Innovation

Karan Munalingal is the SVP of AI Strategy & Innovation at Itential. Previously, Karan ran systems engineering at Ciena, focusing on carrier ethernet and core switching platforms. At Itential, Karan drives AI strategy enabling global customers to adopt AI-driven automation journeys that modernize and scale network and infrastructure operations.

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Recent resources from Karan Munalingal

Governance Isn’t a Feature, It’s the Foundation of Agentic Infrastructure Operations

Claude Mythos Is Not the Watershed, Your Infrastructure Operating Model Is

Build Time vs Runtime in Agentic Operations

Not Every Agent Is Agentic: The Difference That Actually Matters

The New Hybrid Reality: How Distributed Infrastructure Is Breaking Traditional Automation

Why Governance Is the Missing Layer for Agentic AI in Infrastructure Operations

Agentic Infrastructure Operations Start Here

See how Itential connects AI reasoning to governed execution across your entire infrastructure.