Paola Annis

CTO - Cerved Rating Agency

I’m a technology geek, Green Software advocate and FinOps leader with 10+ years helping enterprises optimize cloud costs, improve sustainability, and deliver scalable Azure solutions. I dedicated several years to technical delivery and support, project management, pre-sales, product management and business development in the TLC, Contact Center applications and lately the Azure Public Cloud space.

Published The Road to Azure Cost Governance, a FinOps playbook, a guide that distills FinOps best practices into actionable frameworks for enterprises.

Throughout my career I have built and led diverse initiatives: from pre-sales and solution design to product management, cloud migration, and large-scale cost optimization programs. Highlights include driving Azure adoption across complex enterprises, reducing cloud spend through FinOps governance models, and mentoring teams in DevOps and cloud-native practices.

I’m passionate about helping enterprises align cloud and tech strategy with business outcomes.
My expertise spans cloud architecture, FinOps and cost governance, green software, and customer experience transformation. I thrive on connecting technology strategy with business value, solving problems at scale, and inspiring others to adopt more sustainable, efficient, and forward-looking approaches to cloud.