Eddy Balaya
Founder · AI Advisor · Speaker

Practical AI for leaders in regulated industries.

I’m Eddy Balaya, founder of Datasphere Dynamics. I spent more than 15 years running networks, data centres and IT operations, including in highly regulated financial services. Today I help leaders put AI to work securely, without the hype.

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Based in British Columbia, Canada.

Eddy Balaya

“If it does not solve a real business problem, it’s hype.”

Eddy Balaya
The story

From network cables to AI strategy.

Every step taught me the same lesson: technology only matters when people can rely on it.

  1. 2007–2009

    Electrical and computer engineering · Paris

    DUT in Génie Électrique et Informatique Industrielle at IUT UPEC.

  2. 2009–2013

    Networks and telecoms · Paris

    Bachelor’s degree at ECE Paris, while working as network and systems administrator at ASTRIA.

  3. 2013

    Network security

    Certified Network Security Engineer (Palo Alto Networks).

  4. 2013–2014

    WANCORE

    Sales manager at a network and security services firm: recruiting consultants and winning business accounts.

  5. 2014–2017

    Chassis Brakes International

    Global network manager. Designed, built and ran the corporate network across sites, led security design reviews and cloud migrations. ITIL v3 certified.

  6. 2018

    Xyfon Managed IT · Vancouver

    IT manager for a managed services provider: incident and change processes, AWS migration, disaster recovery, team lead. AWS business and technical accreditations.

  7. 2019–2020

    Raymond James Ltd.

    Head of network operations. Led IT transformation in a highly regulated financial firm: data centre compliance, audit remediation, an audit of more than 13,000 devices, and renegotiated supplier contracts.

  8. 2021

    Datasphere Dynamics

    Founded my own company. In parallel, served as COO of Blast Zone Technology (2021–2022), a cloud services provider for warehousing.

  9. 2022–2025

    Cloud Software Group

    Senior service delivery manager and program manager.

  10. Today

    Founder & AI Advisor

    Helping regulated organisations replace manual, fragmented workflows with secure AI systems built for governance and compliance from day one.

Now

Datasphere Dynamics

Datasphere Dynamics helps leaders in regulated organisations make clear decisions about IT and AI, then build systems their people can actually use. The work starts with the business problem, makes the trade-offs visible, and plans for support long after launch.

  • Start with the business. The tool comes after the problem.
  • Make the trade-offs visible. Cost, complexity, risk and ownership belong in the conversation.
  • Think beyond the launch. Documentation, training and support are part of the design.
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Credentials
  • ECE Paris, Networks & Telecoms
  • ITIL v3
  • Palo Alto Networks CNSE
  • AWS Business & Technical Accreditations

Let’s talk.

For speaking, advisory work or a conversation about AI in your organisation, reach out by email or on LinkedIn.