MMTECHMICHELE MANZANI

Technology that delivers results

Strategy, platforms
and artificial intelligence.
From vision to production.

MMTech supports companies and organisations in designing, building and stabilising complex digital systems. Executive expertise and hands-on delivery, through a single senior point of contact.

Private AICloud platformsSRE & reliability

Over twenty years of experience leading mission-critical platforms, enterprise cloud infrastructures and international technology organisations.

MMTech by Michele ManzaniBologna, ItalyMMTECH / 01
20+Years of experience
100+Professionals led
€70MTechnology budgets
100+Projects completed

What I do

Capabilities and services

Tailored engagements, from assessment to production rollout.

01

Technology strategy and leadership

Roadmaps, digital transformation, architecture, technology and vendor assessment; governance of complex programmes and direct support to executives.

02

Artificial Intelligence and Private AI

Private LLM platforms, on-premises, cloud and hybrid AI, GPU infrastructure, knowledge bases, chatbots and agents integrated with enterprise systems.

03

Cloud and Platform Engineering

Cloud, Kubernetes and containerisation, application modernisation, deployment automation, serverless platforms, performance and cost optimisation.

04

Site Reliability Engineering

SRE, observability, incident management, capacity planning, business continuity, disaster recovery and stabilisation of mission-critical platforms.

05

Assessment, security and recovery

Independent technology assessment and due diligence, architecture reviews, security, resilience and scalability analysis, recovery of troubled projects and direct support to internal teams.

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How I build

Technologies and platforms

Open, interoperable stacks selected to fit the context. The goal is not to impose a product, but to build controllable, documented and sustainable solutions.

01

Cloud, platform & serverless

  • Microsoft Azure · Hybrid cloud · Private cloud
  • Kubernetes · K3s · OpenShift
  • Docker · Helm · Traefik
  • Apache OpenServerless · OpenWhisk
02

Private AI & agentic systems

  • Ollama · vLLM · OpenAI-compatible APIs
  • RAG · knowledge bases · AI agents
  • MCP · tool calling · API integration
  • GPU, on-premises and hybrid architectures
03

Data, databases & storage

  • PostgreSQL · MySQL/MariaDB · SQLite
  • Redis/Valkey · MongoDB/FerretDB
  • S3 · MinIO · SeaweedFS
  • Document storage and vector databases
04

Identity & enterprise integrations

  • Keycloak · OAuth 2.0/OIDC · SSO
  • Microsoft 365 · Microsoft Graph
  • Kerberos/IWA · IMAP/SMTP
  • Google Workspace services · WhatsApp
05

Software engineering & automation

  • Python · Go · TypeScript/JavaScript · PHP
  • React · Vite · Laravel · Swift/SwiftUI
  • Node.js · Bun · REST APIs · webhooks
  • pytest · Playwright · GitHub Actions · Ansible
06

IT Service Management & Operations

  • ITIL practices · service governance · operating models
  • Incident · Major Incident · Problem Management
  • Change · Release · Service Transition
  • SLAs/OLAs · KPIs · capacity & availability management

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MMTECHMICHELE MANZANI

Selected work

Technology projects

A selection of project areas described exclusively through technical scope, architecture and technology stack.

Enterprise hybrid infrastructure

Design, evolution and stabilisation of heterogeneous enterprise environments across data centres, private cloud and public cloud.

  • Target architecture, migration planning and integration between existing and new platforms
  • Operating-system lifecycle, virtualisation and standardisation of compute environments
  • Security, monitoring, backup and recovery requirements embedded in platform design
Windows ServerRed HatUbuntuVMwareMicrosoft AzurePrivate cloud

Data centre and network modernisation

Modernisation of data-centre foundations and network services with a focus on resilience, secure connectivity and operational visibility.

  • LAN, WAN and data-centre connectivity architecture for hybrid environments
  • Segmentation, redundancy, high availability and controlled service exposure
  • Monitoring, capacity analysis and operational procedures for resilient services
VirtualisationNetwork architectureSecurityMonitoringHigh availability

Cloud adoption and DevOps

Cloud adoption paths and repeatable delivery processes for modern applications and infrastructure, from source code to production.

  • CI/CD pipelines, environment promotion and automated quality checks
  • Configuration, secrets and infrastructure automation across delivery stages
  • Release, rollback and observability practices designed for controlled change
Hybrid cloudCI/CDContainersAutomationDevOps

Kubernetes and container platforms

Container orchestration platforms designed for reliable application delivery, repeatable operations and controlled lifecycle management.

  • Cluster architecture, workload placement and environment separation
  • Ingress, networking, persistent storage and application packaging
  • Upgrade strategy, security controls, monitoring and operational runbooks
KubernetesK3sOpenShiftDockerHelmTraefik

Open-source serverless platforms

Open-source serverless runtimes and control-plane services that give development teams a consistent path from function code to production.

  • Function runtimes, actions, packages and event-driven execution models
  • Administration APIs, command-line tooling and Kubernetes integration
  • Build, packaging, testing and observability for serverless workloads
Apache OpenServerlessOpenWhiskKubernetesGoPythonTypeScript

Private AI and knowledge systems

Local and hybrid AI platforms for governed access to language models, documents and enterprise knowledge without surrendering data control.

  • Model serving, GPU sizing and OpenAI-compatible access layers
  • Document ingestion, RAG pipelines, embeddings and vector retrieval
  • Access control, auditability and integration with existing applications
OllamavLLMGPURAGVector databasesOpenAI-compatible APIs

AI agents and enterprise automation

Agentic workflows connected to documents, communications and business systems, with explicit control over tools and execution.

  • Tool calling and workflow orchestration for multi-step business processes
  • Integration with mail, documents, knowledge sources and enterprise APIs
  • Human review, error handling and traceability for sensitive operations
MCPTool callingWorkflow orchestrationREST APIsWebhooksMicrosoft Graph

Identity and single sign-on

Centralised identity and secure application access across heterogeneous platforms, legacy services and modern web applications.

  • Federation and single sign-on based on OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
  • Role, token and session design aligned with application boundaries
  • Integration of enterprise directories and legacy authentication mechanisms
KeycloakOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectSSOKerberosIWA

Data and storage platforms

Operational data services, document storage and interoperable persistence layers selected according to access patterns and lifecycle needs.

  • Relational, cache, document, object and vector data services
  • Backup, replication, retention and storage lifecycle design
  • Access APIs, security boundaries and performance optimisation
PostgreSQLMySQLSQLiteRedisMongoDBS3MinIO

Application modernisation

Evolution of legacy applications towards maintainable web architectures, explicit service boundaries and testable APIs.

  • Legacy assessment, dependency mapping and incremental migration planning
  • Separation of frontend, backend and integration responsibilities
  • Automated testing, delivery pipelines and application security controls
PHPLaravelReactViteMySQLREST APIs

Reliability and resilience engineering

Continuous improvement of service availability, performance and recovery readiness for operationally critical platforms.

  • Telemetry, service objectives and structured incident and problem management
  • Capacity, bottleneck and performance analysis across platform layers
  • Disaster-recovery design, continuity procedures and tested runbooks
ObservabilityIncident managementCapacity planningDisaster recoverySRE

Infrastructure as Code

Declarative, automated and repeatable provisioning across cloud and local environments, maintained with the same discipline as application code.

  • Reusable infrastructure modules and environment-specific configuration
  • Automated bootstrap, configuration management and deployment workflows
  • Version control, validation and idempotence for predictable change
TerraformAnsiblecloud-initGitHub ActionsShell automation

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A senior perspective

Experience

Michele Manzani is a technology executive with over twenty years of experience managing mission-critical digital platforms, enterprise cloud infrastructures and international technology organisations.

Throughout his career, he has managed

  • global organisations of more than 100 professionals
  • technology budgets of up to €70 million
  • enterprise cloud platforms and hybrid environments
  • environments comprising thousands of servers
  • Kubernetes platforms, Private AI and high-availability systems
  • complex technology and organisational transformation programmes

How I work

01

From strategy to production

Analysis, design, implementation and production rollout with direct accountability.

02

Enterprise experience, pragmatic approach

Solutions proportionate to the client’s actual needs, without unnecessary complexity.

03

Sustainable and independent solutions

Repeatable, documented architectures designed to reduce risk and lock-in.