Carlo Sacchi - Azure Cloud and DevOps Consultant

Carlo Sacchi

IT Consultant | Microsoft Azure Cloud & DevOps Specialist
With over 15 years of IT infrastructure experience, from on-premise datacenters to enterprise cloud architectures, I guide companies through digital transformation. Specialized in the last 10 years in Microsoft Azure cloud adoption, DevOps automation and cost optimization.

Consulting Services

Complete support for your company's digital transformation with enterprise cloud solutions.

Cloud Migration

Complete support in migrating from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, ensuring operational continuity and performance optimization with proven methodologies and industry best practices.

DevOps Automation

Implementation of advanced CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, and complete automation of deployment processes to significantly accelerate time-to-market and reduce errors.

FinOps Optimization

In-depth analysis and strategic optimization of cloud costs through FinOps methodologies, implementation of continuous monitoring systems and financial governance for effective IT spend control.

IT Coaching & Training

Personalized IT coaching paths for professionals and corporate teams. Cloud, DevOps and technical leadership skills development through nextitcoach.it - 1-to-1 coaching and custom corporate programs.

Technical Skills

Consolidated expertise from on-premise datacenter experience to professional-grade enterprise cloud expertise.

Cloud Azure

Azure Infrastructure Azure Kubernetes Service Azure Functions Azure Cost Management Azure Monitor Azure Active Directory

DevOps & Automation

Terraform Azure DevOps GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipelines Infrastructure as Code Ansible

Containers & Kubernetes

Kubernetes Docker Helm Charts GitOps Service Mesh

Data Platform

Microsoft Fabric Azure SQL Database Azure Synapse Analytics Databricks Power BI Data Factory

Security & Governance

Azure Security Center Azure Policy Entra ID Zero Trust Architecture FinOps

On-Premise

VMware vSphere Nutanix Hyperconvergence Hyper-V

Professional Certifications

Validated and up-to-date Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes and FinOps certifications.

AZ-305 Badge

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

AZ-305
Microsoft
AZ-400 Badge

DevOps Engineer Expert

AZ-400
Microsoft
SC-100 Badge

Cybersecurity Architect Expert

SC-100
Microsoft
AZ-104 Badge

Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-104
Microsoft
AZ-500 Badge

Azure Security Engineer Associate

AZ-500
Microsoft
AI-102 Badge

Azure AI Engineer Associate

AI-102
Microsoft
DP-600 Badge

Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

DP-600
Microsoft
DP-700 Badge

Fabric Data Engineer Associate

DP-700
Microsoft
AI-900 Badge

Azure AI Fundamentals

AI-900
Microsoft
CKA Badge

Kubernetes Administrator

CKA
Linux Foundation
CGOA Badge

GitOps Associate

CGOA
CNCF

Success Stories

Projects delivered with measurable results and significant impact on clients' business.

DevOps Automation for Financial Sector

European financial institution with 50+ microservices on legacy architecture. Implemented complete CI/CD pipeline with Terraform (IaC), Azure DevOps, AKS and GitOps. Project duration: 6 months with 3 teams involved.

Results: deployment from 4h to 45min, 65% production incident reduction, 80% automated test coverage

Cloud Migration Manufacturing Sector

Manufacturing company with 200+ on-premise workloads. Phased migration to Azure with lift-and-shift strategy + selective modernization. Includes multi-region DR (West Europe + Italy North) and GDPR compliance. Duration: 10 months.

Results: 35% TCO reduction over 3 years, RTO from 24h to 4h, 2 physical datacenters eliminated

FinOps Implementation Scale-up

Tech scale-up with €180K/month cloud spend without governance. Implemented complete FinOps framework: tagging strategy, Azure Cost Management + Power BI, reserved instances, rightsizing automation. Duration: 4 months + ongoing optimization.

Results: €55K/month savings (30%), 100% cost visibility per team/project, 2-month investment payback

Speaker & Community

Technical evangelism, events and contributions to the Italian and European Azure and DevOps community.

Carlo Sacchi during an Azure training session

I share my technical experience through training sessions, workshops and public speaking on cloud, DevOps and FinOps topics. Since 2022, founder and host of the Azure Italia podcast, a reference point for the Italian community.

Speaker at conferences and meetups on Azure, Infrastructure as Code and cloud cost optimization (FinOps). Trainer for companies and technical teams on Microsoft technologies and DevOps best practices.

Azure Italia Podcast

Co-host of Azure Italia podcast, reference point for the Italian community on Azure, DevOps and cloud computing. In-depth technical discussions, interviews and best practices.

Community Leader

Technical Speaker

Speaker at conferences, meetups and technical events on Azure, DevOps, FinOps and cloud architecture. Recognized speaker in the Italian and European industrial and business environment.

Industry Expert

Community Contributor

Active contribution to the Italian cloud community through workshops, training and knowledge sharing on Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and DevOps best practices.

Knowledge Sharer

Let's discuss your project

I work with companies in Italy and Europe (Amsterdam, Milan, Bari) on Azure, DevOps and FinOps projects. Available for strategic consulting, technical assessment and complete implementation.

Amsterdam • Milan • Bari Quick response Remote & On-site NDA available
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