Enterprise-grade AI Platform Engineering
for regulated mid-market.
We help banks, insurers and regulated EU enterprises ship AI in production — compliant with the EU AI Act, DORA, GDPR and NIS2 — without the Big-4 overhead. Senior engineering, fixed scope, evidenced outcomes.
What Open Empower does
A focused practice covering the four disciplines regulated enterprises actually need to put AI into production responsibly.
AI Platform Engineering
GPU-aware Kubernetes, MLOps pipelines, model serving and platform abstractions for AI workloads.
AI Governance & Compliance
EU AI Act risk classification, DORA ICT-risk frameworks, model documentation and audit-ready evidence.
FinOps & Cloud Optimisation
Kubernetes cost reduction (typically 30–60%), GPU utilisation programmes and unit-economics dashboards.
Assessments & Advisory
AI-readiness, cloud-architecture and operational-resilience reviews delivered in 2–4 weeks.
How we work
Four principles we will not negotiate on — they are why clients come back.
Outcomes over output
We measure success in audited cost reductions, time-to-production and compliance evidence — not slide decks or hours billed.
Regulated by design
Every architecture we ship is mapped to EU AI Act, DORA, GDPR and NIS2 from day one. Compliance is not a phase, it is a control plane.
Vendor-honest
We partner with ScaleOps and CAST AI where the technology earns it, and recommend open source when it serves you better. No reseller margins, no kickbacks.
Senior, hands-on, accountable
You get a principal engineer in the room, not a pyramid of juniors. One point of accountability, every week.
Trusted by
Engineering experience across tier-1 financial services, vendor and public-sector clients.
- ✓JPMorgan Chase
- ✓Société Générale
- ✓Red Hat
- ✓Dell Technologies
Technology partners
Led by Luca Berton
Founder & Principal Consultant. 18+ years in enterprise platform engineering; author of 8 technical books; speaker at KubeCon EU and Red Hat Summit. Every engagement runs through a senior practitioner — usually him.
Background
- • JPMorgan Chase, Société Générale
- • Red Hat, Dell Technologies
- • 18+ years, EU + UK
Credentials
- • RHCE — Red Hat Certified Engineer
- • CKA — Kubernetes Administrator
- • AWS Solutions Architect
- • Microsoft Azure Certified
Speaking 2026
- • KubeCon EU 2026
- • Red Hat Summit 2026 — Atlanta
- • CNCD Amsterdam
Company
Ready to put AI into production — properly?
Start with a free 15-minute qualification call. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right partner for your problem.
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AI Readiness Assessment →
Fixed-fee from €12k. 2–6 weeks. DORA / GDPR / EU AI Act roadmap.
Platform Engineering →
Internal developer platforms, golden paths and Kubernetes guardrails.
Regulated AI Infrastructure →
Compliant AI infrastructure for finance, healthcare, energy, public sector.
Case Studies →
Audited outcomes from regulated-enterprise engagements.