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Your Team is Firefighting Kubernetes. We Build You a Platform.

If you're a VP Engineering watching devs struggle with YAML and cluster upgrades instead of shipping features, you need production infra that just works.

We set up and run Kubernetes clusters so your team can actually ship features instead of dealing with infrastructure problems.

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99.99%
Uptime Target
Multi-AZ deployments
< 5min
Deployment Cycles
GitOps pipelines
60%
Cost Reduction
Right-sized clusters
0
Unplanned Outages
Post-engagement average
What Is Kubernetes Consulting?

Kubernetes consulting is a specialized infrastructure service where engineers design, deploy, and operationalize Kubernetes clusters for production workloads. It covers cluster architecture, networking, security hardening, CI/CD pipeline integration, observability, and ongoing operations -- so your containerized applications run reliably at scale without dumping infrastructure complexity on your development team.

Your Current Site May Be a Liability

Common gaps we find in nearly every audit.

Clusters built by hand with no Infrastructure as Code
Risk: Config drift makes environments impossible to reproduce, and when you actually need disaster recovery, it fails.
Deployments need SSH access and manual kubectl commands
Risk: Human error takes down production, and nobody can tell you what changed or when it happened.
No resource limits, requests, or autoscaling policies anywhere
Risk: One runaway pod starves the node and everything else on it goes down with it.
Monitoring means running kubectl get pods and waiting for someone to ping you on Slack
Risk: Your customers find the problems before your team does -- and that erodes trust every single time.
Secrets sitting in plain-text ConfigMaps or baked directly into images
Risk: One compromised container and your database credentials and API keys are out in the open.
Cloud bill climbing 20% month-over-month and nobody knows why
Risk: Over-provisioned nodes and idle workloads are burning budget that should be going toward actual product work.

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Custom-designed for your industry. No templates. No stock photos.

Kubernetes cluster topology with node pools workloads and cost view
A real Kubernetes cockpit -- cluster topology, node pool autoscaling, workload health, and cost-per-namespace view

How We Build This Right

Every safeguard, built in from Day 1.

Cluster Architecture

Multi-AZ, multi-node-pool cluster design with proper network segmentation. We set up node affinity, taints, tolerations, and pod disruption budgets from day one -- not as an afterthought.

GitOps CI/CD

ArgoCD or Flux-based pipelines where Git is the single source of truth. Every change gets reviewed, versioned, and automatically reconciled back to what's declared.

Observability Stack

Prometheus, Grafana, and structured logging with alerting rules tied to your actual SLOs. You see what matters without getting buried in noise.

Security Hardening

Pod security standards, network policies, RBAC scoping, and sealed secrets. Defense-in-depth means one breach doesn't spiral into something catastrophic.

Cost Optimization

Right-sized resource requests, cluster autoscaler tuning, and spot/preemptible node strategies. We cut your compute bill without sacrificing reliability.

Runbooks & Knowledge Transfer

Documented runbooks and hands-on training for your team. You'll own the cluster confidently after we hand it off -- that's the whole point.

What We Build

Purpose-built features for your industry.

Terraform-Managed Infrastructure

Every cluster resource defined in code, versioned in Git, and deployable to any environment in minutes.

Helm Chart Library

Standardized, parameterized Helm charts for your services with environment-specific value overlays.

Service Mesh Integration

Istio or Linkerd for mutual TLS, traffic management, canary deployments, and granular observability.

Horizontal & Vertical Autoscaling

HPA, VPA, and cluster autoscaler configured around your actual traffic patterns and cost constraints.

Disaster Recovery Planning

Velero backups, cross-region failover strategies, and recovery procedures that are actually tested -- with documented RTOs you can stand behind.

Multi-Cluster Federation

When one cluster isn't enough -- federated deployments across regions or cloud providers for real resilience.

Built on a Modern, Secure Stack

KubernetesHelmArgoCDTerraformPrometheusGrafanaIstioDocker

Our Development Process

From discovery to launch. Quality at every step.

01

Infrastructure Audit

Week 1

We look at your current setup: existing containers, CI/CD, cloud accounts, and how your team actually operates. You get a findings report with prioritized recommendations, not a generic checklist.

02

Architecture Design

Week 2

Cluster topology, networking, security boundaries, and deployment strategy all go into an architecture decision record. We review it together before anyone writes a line of code.

03

Cluster Build & Pipeline Setup

Weeks 3–5

Terraform modules, Helm charts, ArgoCD config, and the observability stack all get deployed to staging. Your first service runs on the new cluster.

04

Production Migration

Weeks 6–7

Traffic cutover using blue/green or canary -- whichever fits your architecture. We watch closely and tune autoscaling under real load before calling it done.

05

Handoff & Support

Week 8+

Runbook delivery, team training, and 30 days of on-call support. We stay available until your team doesn't need us anymore.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Most engagements run 6–8 weeks from audit to production cutover. Simpler setups with fewer services can wrap up in 4 weeks. Complex multi-cluster or multi-cloud architectures sometimes take 10–12 weeks. We scope it precisely during the architecture phase, so there aren't any surprises on your end.
If you're running fewer than three services with stable traffic, a managed PaaS like Vercel or Railway is probably the right call — simpler and cheaper. Kubernetes makes sense when you need fine-grained scaling, multi-service orchestration, or strict compliance requirements. We'll tell you straight during the audit if K8s isn't actually the right fit for where you are.
We work with EKS, GKE, and AKS. GKE has the best developer experience and autopilot mode is genuinely good. EKS integrates tightly with the AWS services most teams are already using. AKS is the natural choice if you're running a Microsoft-heavy stack. We recommend based on your existing cloud footprint and what your team already knows — not what we prefer.
Yes. We offer retained operations packages covering monitoring, incident response, upgrades, and scaling adjustments. Most clients use the included 30-day support period to get comfortable, then decide whether to bring operations in-house or stay on a monthly retainer with us.
We use blue/green or canary strategies depending on your architecture. Traffic shifts incrementally through load balancer weight adjustments or service mesh routing rules. We watch error rates and latency at each step, and if thresholds get breached, we roll back automatically.
Engagements start at $12,000 for single-cluster setups with CI/CD and observability included. Multi-cluster, multi-region architectures with service mesh and advanced security typically run $18,000–$25,000+. We quote fixed fees after the audit, so you know the full number before committing to anything.
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