Alessandro Franceschi's presentation at DevOps Day 2016 discusses the evolution of Puppet and configuration management tools, detailing Puppet 4's advancements, including a new type system, language enhancements, and deprecated features. The talk covers managing various IT resources such as networks, cloud services, and containers, as well as providing sample Puppet code for practical applications. Additionally, it highlights future developments and deprecations in Puppet, as well as information about registration and pricing for the event.