Sovereign cloud · Security · AI · Startups

Empowering leaders to build systems they can actually defend.

Independent advisory for enterprises across the GCC and growth-stage organisations across the Balkans—sovereign cloud, security, AI, and the startups and ecosystems that grow around them. 25 years, hands-on.

CISMPMPTOGAF 9.2DBA candidateExecutive MBA
Erion Nako, ICT, cloud and security advisor 25+ yrs · ICT · Cloud · Security & AI
Track record across Easy Solution· Protik· SDA· SAP· EEN· AIDA
Advisory · bespoke engagements

Senior, hands-on advisory for high-stakes infrastructure decisions.

Direct work with CTOs, programme directors, and security leadership—scoped to your programme, not handed off to juniors.

Cloud

Sovereign cloud architecture

Migration and coexistence across legacy, core, and sovereign platforms—capacity, inventory, and a target state your auditors will accept.

Security

Security & risk posture

Cloud and network security review against your real threat model, with a remediation roadmap leadership can fund with confidence.

Cost

Vendor & cost strategy

Independent evaluation of carrier, cloud, and hardware proposals—with cost models that turn negotiation leverage into board-ready budget.

AI

AI & sovereign capability

From compute strategy to deployment governance—adopting AI and agentic systems within sovereignty and operational reality.

Built for 2026

From stable systems for known behaviour to adaptive systems that evolve.

The capabilities a modern architecture engagement now demands—kept defensible while everything around it changes.

01Agentic AI

Agentic AI system design

Autonomous, multi-agent systems that act within defined guardrails—plus the governance to keep them safe.

02Streaming

Real-time streaming architecture

Event-driven pipelines that move from batch reporting to live, reactive decisioning.

03Identity

Multi-cloud federated identity

Unified identity and access across clouds, with no single point of trust to fail.

04Integration

AI + legacy integration

Bridge existing estates to AI workloads, evolving batch systems toward streaming without a rip-and-replace.

05FinOps

Cost-aware architecture

FinOps and AI-inference costs priced into design from day one, not discovered on the invoice.

06Platform

Platform engineering & DevEx

Internal platforms and golden paths that let teams ship faster and more safely.

07Resilience

Observability, AIOps & resilience

Telemetry, AIOps, and resilience patterns that keep adaptive systems trustworthy under load.

08Zero-trust

Zero-trust security & AI governance

Zero-trust controls and governance frameworks built for AI-era risk, audit, and compliance.

Every engagement brings Human-in-the-loop automation Data-platform thinking Compliance by design Event-driven orchestration Business + technical alignment
Startup & ecosystem

I've built the ecosystem—and I advise the founders inside it.

Helping governments, accelerators, and donors stand up programmes that produce companies—and helping founders get those companies launch- and investment-ready.

Govt · hubs

Innovation-hub & ecosystem strategy

Stand up or turn around an innovation centre, accelerator, or national programme—governance, partnerships, and a model that outlives the grant.

Accelerators

Accelerator & program design

Cohort structure, mentor networks, and curriculum—including AI and agentic skilling—that move founders from idea to traction.

Founders

Founder & investment readiness

Technical due diligence, pricing, narrative, and a pitch that survives the room.

Donors

Donor & grant-ready concept design

Concept notes and programme proposals engineered to win donor, EU-instrument, and EEN/AIDA-aligned funding.

Flagship product · live · AI-powered

StartupOS

An AI operating system that takes founders from raw idea to investment-ready—across five scored stages. An AI Copilot reads your entire startup, and a 360° engine grades your readiness out of 100 the way an investor would.

01
Validate
Idea · market · competitors
02
Plan
Canvas · financials
03
Build
MVP · stack · team
04
Grow
Traction · GTM
05
Fund
Deck · investors
AI Copilot360° investor reportTAM / SAM / SOMFinancial modelPitch-deck builderInvestor matchmakingFailure-risk analyzer
Open StartupOS → Free · Founder · Team
Productized · self-serve

Defined deliverables you can buy without a sales cycle.

For teams and SMEs that need a result, not a retainer. Clear scope, clear price—delivered through Easy Solution.

SaaS · AI platform

StartupOS

The full idea-to-investment platform: validate, plan, build, grow, and fund—with an AI copilot and a 360° readiness score out of 100.

Free plan · paid tiers
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Assessment

Cloud Readiness Assessment

A structured review of your estate with a prioritised migration and risk roadmap, delivered in two weeks.

from €2,400
Book assessment
OpsVault

ISO 27001 Starter Pack

Audit-ready policy, control, and evidence templates to take you from zero to certification-ready faster.

from €149
Buy bundle
OpsVault

ITIL 4 & ITSM Toolkit

Process templates, RACI matrices, and runbooks for service-management teams standing up operations.

from €129
Buy bundle
Audit

SME Security Audit

A pragmatic security review sized for small teams—findings, severity, and a fixable action list, no jargon.

from €1,200
Book audit
Ready4Agents

Agentic AI Enablement

Hands-on workshop and pilot to get your business running its first useful AI agent—built around your workflow.

from €1,900
Start program

Want measurable results?

25+
Years across cloud, network & security
3
Sectors: banking, telecom, sovereign AI
2
Regions: GCC & the Balkans
Selected outcomes · anonymised

Evidence, not promises.

A sample of engagements. Client identities withheld; outcomes are real.

CEONATIONAL INNOVATION HUB

Protik Innovation Center

Role: led Albania's flagship innovation centre. Action: set strategy, partnerships, and programmes connecting startups, government, and industry. Outcome: positioned the hub as a national anchor for the ICT and startup ecosystem.

Protik · public innovation
Country MgrAI & CODING ACADEMY

SDA — tech skilling at scale

Role: country lead for a regional software & AI academy. Action: stood up operations, curriculum, and a mentor network. Outcome: trained cohorts of developers and moved founders from idea toward traction.

SDA · skilling
Country MgrENTERPRISE SOFTWARE

SAP — West Balkans

Role: regional lead for a global enterprise-software vendor. Action: built the partner ecosystem and drove enterprise adoption across the West Balkans. Outcome: established footprint and channel across multiple markets.

SAP · enterprise
FounderICT TRAINING & ADVISORY

Easy Solution — SME enablement

Role: founder of an ICT training and advisory firm. Action: delivered certification training and digital-readiness programmes for telecoms, logistics, and SMEs. Outcome: repeatable, productized services with measurable client uptake.

Easy Solution · training
Lead ArchitectMULTI-CLOUD · REGULATED

MPTJO Myanmar / Magis Technologies

Role: senior / lead solution architect for multi-cloud and digital-transformation programmes in regulated industries. Action: secure Azure/AWS/GCP reference architectures, threat modelling, IAM/MFA/encryption, and BCP/DR. Outcome: ~25% better compliance adherence and ~35% faster deployment.

MPTJO · telecom · 2018–2021
VP / CTOCLOUD & HYBRID

Sinteza Co.

Role: VP / CTO owning the full technology agenda. Action: led cloud migration and hybrid-infrastructure programmes with reusable secure-by-design patterns. Outcome: ~30% faster project delivery and new enterprise wins on technical credibility.

Sinteza · CTO · 2016–2018
ISMSBANKING CYBERSECURITY

ProCredit Bank — security & continuity

Role: Information Security Officer (2005–2007). Action: built and ran the bank's ISMS and business-continuity / DR frameworks, with data-protection and compliance controls across 35 branches. Outcome: ~85% audit compliance and ~60% fewer security gaps.

ProCredit · banking · ISO 27001
Tech DirectorTELECOM & BANKING

HORIZON — solution architecture

Role: technical director / solution architect for telecom and financial-sector clients. Action: security and solution architecture, pre-sales, and enterprise-scale delivery (secure contact centres, hybrid cloud, DR). Outcome: ~50% fewer vulnerabilities and ~40% efficiency gains.

Horizon · 2007–2012
Erion Nako
The operator

You're not hiring a firm. You're hiring 25 years of judgement.

I've worked across banking, telecom, government, and sovereign-AI programmes in the Gulf and the Balkans—as a cloud & network security manager, an innovation-centre CEO, and a partner-ecosystem country manager. That range means I read both the architecture and the politics of a decision, and I tell you what I'd actually do.

Today I run an independent advisory and enablement practice through Easy Solution, working with enterprises, public institutions, and founders across the GCC and the Balkans.

CISMPMPTOGAF 9.2DBA candidateExecutive MBAEN · IT · SQ · ES
Free · no sales call

The Sovereign Cloud Readiness Checklist

40 questions I use to assess whether an organisation is ready to migrate—and where the hidden risk usually hides. Free PDF.

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Email · erionnako@gmail.com
Based in · Abu Dhabi · Tirana
LinkedIn · /in/erionnako
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