Kubernetes & Container Services

Enterprise Kubernetes and Container Orchestration

Containers have fundamentally changed how modern applications are built, shipped, and run. By packaging applications with their dependencies into lightweight, portable units, containers eliminate the inconsistencies between development, testing, and production environments. Kubernetes has emerged as the industry-standard platform for orchestrating these containers at scale, providing automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized workloads.

Exodata delivers end-to-end Kubernetes and container services, from initial strategy and application containerization through production operations and ongoing optimization. As an Azure Expert MSP and AWS Advanced Partner, we bring certified expertise across the leading managed Kubernetes platforms and the operational maturity to keep your containerized workloads running reliably around the clock.

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Kubernetes Platform Services

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

As an Azure Expert MSP, Exodata has deep proficiency in designing, deploying, and managing AKS clusters that integrate seamlessly with the broader Azure ecosystem.

• Cluster architecture design optimized for your workload requirements, including node pool sizing, availability zone distribution, and networking topology
• Azure CNI and Kubenet networking configurations tailored to your security and performance needs
• Azure Active Directory integration for role-based access control and identity management
• Azure Monitor and Container Insights for comprehensive observability across clusters, nodes, and pods
• Azure Policy for Kubernetes to enforce organizational standards and compliance requirements

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)

Our AWS Advanced Partner status reflects our proven capability in delivering production-grade EKS environments.

• EKS cluster provisioning with managed node groups, Fargate profiles, or self-managed nodes
• VPC and networking design including security groups, network policies, and service mesh integration
• IAM roles for service accounts (IRSA) for fine-grained, least-privilege access to AWS services
• CloudWatch Container Insights and Prometheus for monitoring and alerting
• EKS add-on management covering CoreDNS, kube-proxy, VPC CNI, and third-party extensions

Self-Managed Kubernetes

For organizations with specific requirements around data sovereignty, air-gapped environments, or on-premises infrastructure, Exodata deploys and manages self-hosted Kubernetes clusters.

• Bare-metal and VMware deployments using tools like kubeadm, Rancher, or Tanzu
• High-availability control plane configurations with etcd clustering and load balancing
• Storage integration with enterprise SAN, NFS, and software-defined storage platforms
• Lifecycle management including version upgrades, certificate rotation, and etcd backups

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Docker Containerization Services

Application Containerization

Exodata helps you containerize existing applications and design new ones with containers in mind from the start.

• Dockerfile authoring following best practices for minimal image size, layer caching, and security
• Multi-stage builds to separate build-time and runtime dependencies
• Base image selection and hardening to reduce vulnerability surface area
• Container registry management with Azure Container Registry, Amazon ECR, or Harbor

Legacy Application Modernization

Not every application is a natural fit for containers. Exodata assesses your application portfolio and identifies the best candidates for containerization, recommending the right approach for each workload.

• Lift-and-shift containerization for applications that can run in containers with minimal changes
• Refactoring guidance for monolithic applications that benefit from decomposition into microservices
• Sidecar and ambassador patterns for adding capabilities like logging, monitoring, and service mesh integration without modifying application code

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Microservices Architecture

Design and Implementation

Exodata architects microservices solutions that balance the benefits of independent deployment and scaling with the complexity of distributed systems.

• Domain-driven design (DDD) to identify bounded contexts and service boundaries
• API gateway patterns using tools like Azure API Management, Kong, or AWS API Gateway
• Service mesh implementation with Istio, Linkerd, or Consul Connect for traffic management, observability, and security
• Event-driven architecture using Azure Event Hubs, Amazon EventBridge, Kafka, or RabbitMQ

Inter-Service Communication

• Synchronous communication via REST and gRPC with circuit breakers and retry policies
• Asynchronous messaging through message queues and event streams for loose coupling
• Service discovery using Kubernetes-native DNS or external registries

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Container Security

Security is woven into every layer of our container services, from image build to runtime operation.

• Image scanning integrated into CI/CD pipelines to detect vulnerabilities before deployment
• Runtime security monitoring with tools like Falco, Aqua, or Prisma Cloud to detect anomalous container behavior
• Network policies to enforce micro-segmentation between services at the Kubernetes network layer
• Pod security standards and admission controllers to prevent privilege escalation and enforce security baselines
• Secret management integration with Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or HashiCorp Vault
• Supply chain security using image signing and verification with Cosign and Sigstore

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Monitoring, Observability, and Reliability

Running containers in production demands comprehensive observability. Exodata implements monitoring and alerting stacks that give your teams full visibility into cluster health and application performance.

• Metrics collection with Prometheus and visualization through Grafana dashboards
• Log aggregation using Fluentd, Fluent Bit, or the ELK stack for centralized log analysis
• Distributed tracing with Jaeger or OpenTelemetry for end-to-end request tracking across microservices
• Alerting and incident response integrated with PagerDuty, OpsGenie, or Microsoft Teams
• Autoscaling configuration including Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA), Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA), and cluster autoscaler for dynamic resource management

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Managed Kubernetes Operations

Exodata’s managed Kubernetes service takes the operational burden off your team so you can focus on building and deploying applications.

• 24/7/365 monitoring and incident response with a 15-minute response SLA
• Cluster upgrades and patch management planned and executed with minimal downtime
• Capacity planning and cost optimization to right-size your clusters and eliminate waste
• Backup and disaster recovery for cluster state, persistent volumes, and application configurations
• Compliance reporting for HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and other regulatory frameworks

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Get Started with Kubernetes

Whether you are containerizing your first application or scaling an existing Kubernetes platform across multiple clusters and clouds, Exodata has the expertise to guide your journey. Contact us to schedule a container readiness assessment and learn how Kubernetes can improve your application delivery speed, operational resilience, and infrastructure efficiency.