Gartner Expert

Leo Li

Director Analyst

Leo Li is a maverick and creative thinker in infrastructure and operations, blending hands-on expertise with deep knowledge of frameworks and a relentless drive for improvement. Within the realm of infrastructure and operations, he covers both established technologies—such as cloud and datacenter infrastructure—and emerging areas like Industry Cloud Platforms, edge computing, and observability. From a management perspective, Leo leads the methodology of SimOps, which is poised to become the next "DevOps" in the era of autonomous business. He also addresses operating models, governance, and team dynamics. Leo’s primary focus is on helping clients maximize the value of their technology investments, both now and in the future.

Previous experience

Prior to his career in research, Mr. Li spent over 16 years in enterprise-IT including 8 years as technical engineer and 8 years as manager.

Professional background

Chery Jaguar Land Rover, Infrastructure Manager, 4 years

HTDK, Infrastructure Manager, 2 years

KION Group, APAC IT Infrastructure Manager, 1 years

Areas of coverage
  • I&O Organizational Strategy

  • I&O Operations Management

  • CIO Impact on Strategy and Execution

  • I&O Platforms

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Cloud and Edge (Cloud, Industry Cloud, Storage and Edge Computing)

02

IT Operation Management (Operating Model, AIOps Platform, etc)

03

Planning I&O Budget and Vendor Selection

04

Cloud Infrastructure Deployments

05

Infrastructure Cloud Selection