We are the Cloud Factory.
Building the platforms
that build the future.
We are not just consultants. We are engineers, architects, and builders who turn complex open-source technologies into reliable, profitable cloud businesses.
Production clusters managed
Uptime SLA achieved
Countries served
Avg. time-to-market improvement
Sovereignty through Engineering.
We believe that true digital sovereignty comes from understanding and owning your infrastructure. It's not enough to rent a cloud; you must be able to operate it.
Our mission is to empower organizations to regain control over their digital destiny by building robust, scalable, and independent cloud platforms.
Every platform we deliver is built on open-source foundations, fully documented, and designed to be operated by your team — not just ours.
Our Principles
These aren't corporate slogans. They're engineering decisions that shape every platform we build.
Sovereignty First
We build platforms that our clients own and control. No vendor lock-in, no black boxes, no dependencies on our continued involvement.
Engineering Rigor
Every decision is backed by benchmarks, load tests, and failure analysis. We don't guess — we measure, validate, and prove.
Outcome Obsessed
We don't deliver projects — we deliver operational platforms. Success is measured by uptime, adoption, and revenue generated.
Knowledge Transfer
We leave our clients stronger than we found them. Runbooks, training, and embedded engineering ensure lasting independence.
Core Expertise
We span the entire stack, from the datacenter floor to the application code.
Infrastructure Engineering
Deep expertise in OpenStack, VMware, Proxmox, Hetzner, Ceph, and bare-metal provisioning. We build the bedrock that never fails.
- OpenStack, Proxmox & VMware operations
- Ceph distributed storage
- Network fabric design
- Hardware lifecycle management
Platform Orchestration
Masters of Kubernetes and OpenShift. We turn raw compute into a developer-ready platform experience.
- Multi-cluster Kubernetes
- OpenShift enterprise platform
- Service mesh architecture
- GitOps & continuous delivery
Cloud Automation
If it can be done manually, we automate it. Ansible, Terraform, and custom operators are our tools of trade.
- Infrastructure as Code
- Custom Kubernetes operators
- CI/CD pipeline engineering
- Policy-as-code enforcement
Built by Engineers,
for Engineers.
Every person on our team is a practitioner. No project managers pretending to be architects. No slides without code behind them. We hire builders who ship.
Infrastructure
OpenStack, VMware, Proxmox, Hetzner, Ceph, and bare-metal specialists
Platform
Kubernetes, OpenShift, and service mesh engineers
Automation
IaC, CI/CD, and custom operator developers
Product
Service design, billing integration, and portal engineering
Milestones
The Open-Source Foundation
Dario Ristić and Ivan Dudaš launched one of the first international Linux hosting providers in the region. Managing hundreds of servers globally, they championed early open-source adoption and laid the technical groundwork for scalable infrastructure.
Pioneering Regional Cloud & SaaS
Engineered a strategic merger to create the market's second-largest hosting provider. Dario and Ivan introduced the region's earliest cloud computing, SaaS, and managed hosting solutions long before 'cloud' became an industry standard.
Massive-Scale OpenStack Deployments
Architected and deployed a unified Regional Cloud Platform based on OpenStack across three national datacenters. This massive undertaking democratized enterprise-grade cloud services for both B2B and B2C markets.
First Commercial Cloud Cluster in SEE
Planned and executed the first commercial OpenStack-based cloud operating cluster in Southeast Europe. Built specialized delivery teams and defined the long-term strategic vision for modern cloud ecosystems.
The Birth of Cloud Factory
Drawing on 15 years of deep infrastructure and business experience, Dario and Ivan officially founded Cloud Factory. The mission: to completely automate and simplify how service providers build and monetize enterprise cloud platforms.
The Evolution of PLATFORMA
Launched PLATFORMA, our proprietary orchestration layer. It evolved from internal automation tooling into a comprehensive product that bridges raw compute with automated billing, provisioning, and self-service customer portals.
Global Scale & AI-Native Operations
Expanded operations to serve enterprise clients and telcos globally. Integrated MCP agents and AI-driven observability into the platform, ensuring our 6-phase framework remains the fastest path from bare metal to revenue.
Ready to Build?
Whether you're starting from bare metal or optimizing an existing cloud platform, we'd like to hear about your challenge.
Engineering culture
Short reads that sharpen your engineering instincts and help you stay ahead of the curve.