AIPlatformEngineeringbuilt for compliance.
I make enterprise AI safe enough to pass the audit and reliable enough to run in production. European fintechs, private banks, insurers and wealth managers get AI into production in 60–90 days without failing security, compliance or audit.
Includes quick-wins · compliance snapshot · next-step roadmap
Open Empower at a glance
Open Empower is an Amsterdam-based AI platform engineering consultancy that takes AI from pilot to audit-ready production for regulated European companies, with the EU AI Act, DORA, GDPR and NIS2 built into the platform. It was founded in 2023 by Luca Berton, and every engagement is senior-led, usually by him.
- Who it is for
- Banks, insurers, fintechs and wealth managers first; also healthcare, energy, telecom and public-sector organisations in the EU, EEA and UK.
- What you get
- Fixed-scope, senior-led work: an AI readiness assessment with a 15–20 page report and roadmap, a platform blueprint, Kubernetes, MLOps and CI/CD built in your environment, and ongoing advisory.
- How long it takes
- Assessment 2–6 weeks (typically 3–4), platform design 4 weeks, implementation 6–12 weeks. The goal is AI in production in 60–90 days.
- What it costs
- The AI readiness assessment is a fixed fee: from €12k (2 weeks), €18–22k (3–4 weeks) or €28–38k (4–6 weeks), excluding VAT. No time-and-materials.
- How to start
- Book a free 30-minute call; you get a fixed quote after scoping. Prefer to self-check first? Use the free 50-point AI readiness checklist or see all services.
Partnered with the platforms you already run.
AWS Startup Showcase featured. Microsoft Azure Marketplace listed. Built on the open standards trusted by regulated industries.
Regulated enterprises & global tech leaders
Most AI initiatives stall between a working pilot — and a system a regulator will sign off on.
Open Empower closes that gap directly: one senior engineer who has shipped this stack inside regulated banks — not a rotating cast of consultants learning on your invoice.
This isn't a slide deck — it's a live platform.
The dashboards, cost signals and compliance checks your team actually watches after go-live.
From assessment to AI in production — in fixed-price phases.
No open-ended retainers. Each phase has a defined scope, duration, and deliverable. You can stop, pause, or skip stages.
All engagements include documentation, knowledge transfer, and 3 months of post-implementation support.
A senior partner — not a pyramid of juniors.
One CEO-engineer with 18+ years of enterprise platform experience runs every engagement. What you scope is what you get.
Independent & vendor-neutral
No reseller margins. No partner kickbacks. Recommendations are grounded in your stack and constraints.
Fixed-price, fixed-scope
Every phase has a deliverable, a duration, and a price. No discovery sprawl, no surprise invoices.
Built at enterprise scale
Patterns proven inside JPMorgan, Société Générale, Red Hat and Dell — without the Big-4 layer cake.
Compliance from day one
EU AI Act, DORA, NIS2 and GDPR designed into the platform — not bolted on at audit time.
Meet Luca Berton,
CEO & principal engineer.
I've spent the last 18+ years building platforms inside regulated financial enterprises — JPMorgan Chase, Société Générale, Red Hat, Dell. I help European fintechs, private banks, insurers and wealth managers move AI from blocked pilot to audit-ready production.
Open Empower is the practice I always wanted to hire: senior, independent, fixed-price, and obsessive about delivering AI infrastructure that passes security, compliance and audit review.
"My rule: if I wouldn't sign off on it during a bank audit, it doesn't ship."
Deep, hands-on across the modern AI infra stack
- AI / MLOps platforms
- Kubernetes & OpenShift
- Ansible automation
- Terraform & IaC
- AWS · Azure · GCP
- EU AI Act · DORA · NIS2
Questions, answered.
Common questions about AI platform engineering and how Open Empower works with regulated enterprises.
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Ready to take AI to production — without the regulatory risk?
Start with a free 30-minute assessment. No sales pitch. No obligation. Walk away with a concrete plan to unblock your pilot and make AI audit-ready.
Free 30-min platform assessment
Direct with Luca Berton, CEO. No juniors, no sales reps.
- Diagnose why your AI pilot is blocked
- Audit-ready compliance snapshot (EU AI Act · DORA · NIS2)
- Clear path from pilot to production
- Senior architect, no SDR, no contract