# Luca Berton — AI & Cloud Advisor, Docker Captain

> Luca Berton is an independent AI and Cloud Advisor based in Europe. He helps enterprises design GPU inference platforms, Kubernetes architectures, automation strategies, and AI governance frameworks. Author of 8+ technical books on Ansible and Kubernetes. Speaker at KubeCon, Red Hat Summit, and cloud-native conferences.

Luca specializes in:
- AI infrastructure on Kubernetes (GPU scheduling, distributed inference, MLOps)
- Platform engineering and developer experience
- Enterprise automation with Ansible and Terraform
- Cloud-native architecture and migration strategies
- Security hardening and compliance (EU AI Act, CRA, NIS2, DORA)

## Services

- [AI Integration & Strategy](https://lucaberton.com/services/ai-integration/): AI readiness assessments, GPU infrastructure design, LLM deployment architecture, model governance frameworks
- [Kubernetes Workshops](https://lucaberton.com/services/kubernetes-workshops/): Hands-on K8s training, multi-tenant GPU clusters, operator development, production hardening
- [Automation Strategy](https://lucaberton.com/services/automation-strategy/): Ansible automation at scale, IaC with Terraform, CI/CD pipeline design, GitOps implementation
- [Cloud Infrastructure](https://lucaberton.com/services/cloud-infrastructure/): Multi-cloud architecture, Kubernetes migration, cost optimization, disaster recovery
- [Performance Optimization](https://lucaberton.com/services/performance-optimization/): Infrastructure performance audits, GPU utilization, observability stack design, SLO-driven operations

## Books

- [Kubernetes Recipes](https://lucaberton.com/kubernetes-recipes/): Practical cookbook for Kubernetes operations and troubleshooting
- [Practical RHEL AI](https://lucaberton.com/practical-rhel-ai/): Hands-on guide to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI with InstructLab
- [Ansible for Real-Life Automation](https://lucaberton.com/books/): Published by Packt, comprehensive Ansible guide
- [Ansible Pilot](https://lucaberton.com/books/): Step-by-step Ansible automation

## Key Pages

- [About](https://lucaberton.com/about/): Background, certifications, and professional experience
- [Courses](https://lucaberton.com/courses/): Online courses on Ansible, Kubernetes, DevOps, and cloud platforms
- [Conference Speaking](https://lucaberton.com/conferences/): Past and upcoming speaking engagements
- [KubeCon Europe 2026](https://lucaberton.com/kubecon/): Talk on multi-tenant GPUs on bare metal, slides, and booking
- [GPU Cost Calculator](https://lucaberton.com/gpu-cost-calculator/): Compare cloud vs on-premises GPU infrastructure costs
- [Contact](https://lucaberton.com/contact/): Get in touch or book a consultation
- [Blog](https://lucaberton.com/blog/): 840+ technical articles on AI, Kubernetes, Ansible, DevOps, and cloud

## Featured Articles — AI & GPU Infrastructure

- [Enterprise AI Governance Framework](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-ai-governance-framework-2026/): Model registry, risk tiers, EU AI Act compliance, accountability matrix
- [On-Premises LLM Deployment for Regulated Industries](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-llm-deployment-patterns-on-premises-2026/): Air-gapped Kubernetes, vLLM, cost breakeven analysis
- [NVIDIA NIM Multinode Inference](https://lucaberton.com/blog/nvidia-nim-multinode-inference-large-models-2026/): Serving 400B+ models across GPU nodes with tensor and pipeline parallelism
- [NVIDIA Run:ai Distributed Inference](https://lucaberton.com/blog/nvidia-run-ai-distributed-inference-platform-2026/): Platform guide for large model serving with Run:ai
- [NVIDIA GPU Operator on Kubernetes](https://lucaberton.com/blog/nvidia-gpu-operator-kubernetes-ai-ml/): Install and configure GPU operator for AI/ML workloads
- [The Inference Gold Rush](https://lucaberton.com/blog/inference-gold-rush-ai-startups-kubernetes-2026/): Market analysis of AI inference infrastructure
- [FinOps for AI GPU Workloads](https://lucaberton.com/blog/finops-ai-gpu-workloads-cost-optimization-2026/): GPU cost optimization strategies
- [RHEL AI Tutorial](https://lucaberton.com/blog/rhel-ai-tutorial-complete-beginners-guide-2026/): Complete beginner's guide to Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI
- [InstructLab Fine-Tuning Guide](https://lucaberton.com/blog/instructlab-fine-tuning-guide-rhel-ai-2026/): Fine-tune models with InstructLab on RHEL AI
- [MLOps Pipeline on Kubernetes](https://lucaberton.com/blog/mlops-pipeline-kubernetes-enterprise-2026/): Kubeflow, MLflow, feature stores, automated retraining

## Featured Articles — Kubernetes & Platform Engineering

- [Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Management](https://lucaberton.com/blog/kubernetes-multi-cluster-management-enterprise-2026/): ArgoCD ApplicationSets, Cluster API, Rancher Fleet
- [Kubernetes Security Hardening Checklist](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-kubernetes-security-hardening-checklist-2026/): 50-point audit checklist with CIS benchmarks
- [Enterprise GitOps Maturity Model](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-gitops-maturity-model-2026/): 5 levels from manual deploys to full automation
- [Cloud Migration to Kubernetes](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-cloud-migration-kubernetes-strategy-2026/): 6R framework, readiness scoring, migration phases
- [Enterprise Observability Stack](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-observability-stack-kubernetes-2026/): Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Tempo, OpenTelemetry
- [API Gateway Comparison](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-api-gateway-kubernetes-comparison-2026/): Kong vs Envoy vs APISIX vs Traefik
- [Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes](https://lucaberton.com/blog/enterprise-disaster-recovery-kubernetes-2026/): Active-active, Velero, runbook templates
- [Backstage Developer Portal](https://lucaberton.com/blog/backstage-internal-developer-portal-setup-guide-2026/): Internal developer portal setup
- [Platform Engineering Metrics](https://lucaberton.com/blog/platform-engineering-metrics-measure-success-2026/): DORA metrics, developer experience KPIs

## Featured Articles — Automation & DevOps

- [Ansible Error Fix Guides](https://lucaberton.com/blog/ansible-error-unreachable-fix/): 50+ Ansible troubleshooting articles
- [Docker Error Fix Guides](https://lucaberton.com/blog/docker-error-no-space-left-on-device-fix/): 50+ Docker troubleshooting articles
- [Kubernetes Error Fix Guides](https://lucaberton.com/blog/kubernetes-error-crashloopbackoff-fix/): 50+ Kubernetes troubleshooting articles
- [GitHub Actions CI/CD Tutorial](https://lucaberton.com/blog/github-actions-cicd-pipeline-tutorial-2026/): Complete pipeline setup guide
- [ArgoCD Cheat Sheet](https://lucaberton.com/blog/argocd-cheat-sheet-2026/): Quick reference for ArgoCD operations
- [Helm vs Kustomize](https://lucaberton.com/blog/helm-vs-kustomize-2026/): Comparison guide for Kubernetes package management

## Featured Articles — Security & Compliance

- [EU Cyber Resilience Act](https://lucaberton.com/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-2024-what-businesses-need-to-know/): Business impact and compliance guide
- [Zero Trust Architecture](https://lucaberton.com/blog/zero-trust-architecture-2026/): Implementation guide for enterprises
- [Microsoft 365 Enhanced Data Encryption](https://lucaberton.com/blog/microsoft-365-enhanced-data-encryption-enterprise-guide/): Customer Key, DKE, compliance mapping
- [Microsoft Copilot Enterprise Guide](https://lucaberton.com/blog/microsoft-copilot-chat-2026-enterprise-guide/): M365 Copilot deployment and governance

## Network

- [AnsiblePilot.com](https://www.ansiblepilot.com): Ansible automation tutorials and courses
- [AnsibleByExample.com](https://www.ansiblebyexample.com): Learn Ansible through practical examples
- [Kubernetes.Recipes](https://kubernetes.recipes): Kubernetes cookbook and recipes
- [TerraformPilot.com](https://www.terraformpilot.com): Terraform infrastructure as code guides
- [OpenEmpower.com](https://www.openempower.com): Open source empowerment and community

## Optional

- [KubeCon 2026 Side Events](https://lucaberton.com/blog/kubecon-europe-2026-amsterdam-side-events-complete-guide/): Complete guide to 40+ co-located events
- [KubeCon 2026 in Numbers](https://lucaberton.com/blog/kubecon-2026-amsterdam-numbers-cloud-native-ai/): Conference statistics and highlights
- [openEuler Linux Distribution](https://lucaberton.com/blog/openeuler-enterprise-linux-distribution-2026/): Enterprise Linux alternative
- [Huawei Atlas 950 SuperPoD](https://lucaberton.com/blog/huawei-atlas-950-ai-superpod-8192-npus/): 8192 NPU AI supercomputer
- [Content Credentials and C2PA](https://lucaberton.com/blog/content-credentials-c2pa-trust-generative-ai-2026/): Digital content authenticity