Kubernetes & DevOps

Modern infrastructure for teams that need to ship fast and stay reliable. We build, manage, and support production Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code -- so your developers spend their time on features, not fighting YAML.

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Your Infrastructure Is Holding You Back

You want to move faster, but your deployment process will not let you. Deploys are manual and nerve-wracking. Environments drift until staging looks nothing like production. Nobody is entirely sure what is running where, or which version is deployed to which cluster. Your developers are spending half their time on infrastructure problems instead of building the product. Kubernetes is powerful, but it is also complex -- and getting it wrong in production is expensive. You need engineers who have done this before.

What We Actually Do

We handle the platform layer -- Kubernetes clusters, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and the operational practices that tie them together. Your developers get a reliable platform to deploy on. You get infrastructure that scales without drama.

Kubernetes Management

We deploy and manage production Kubernetes clusters on Azure AKS, Amazon EKS, and bare-metal infrastructure. Cluster architecture, node pool management, networking (CNI, ingress, service mesh), storage classes, auto-scaling, security policies, and upgrades -- we handle all of it. These are not hobby clusters. They handle real production traffic, and we build them accordingly.

CI/CD Pipeline Engineering

We build pipelines that let your team deploy with confidence. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, ArgoCD -- we work with whatever fits your workflow. Automated testing, security scanning, artifact management, and progressive delivery (canary, blue-green) are standard. The goal is simple: push code, it gets tested, it gets deployed, and if something is wrong, it rolls back automatically.

Infrastructure as Code

Every piece of infrastructure we manage is defined in code -- Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, or CloudFormation. Version-controlled, peer-reviewed, and automatically deployed. No more "I SSH'd in and changed something" or wondering why staging does not match production. Your infrastructure is reproducible, auditable, and you can see exactly what changed and when.

DevOps Consulting

Sometimes you do not need us to run your infrastructure -- you need help figuring out the right approach. We do consulting engagements covering platform architecture, developer experience, observability strategy, incident management, and team structure. Honest advice about what will actually work for your team size and workload, not a sales pitch for the most expensive option.

What You Get

Ship Faster

Automated pipelines and GitOps workflows take deployment from "schedule a change window" to "merge the PR." Built-in quality gates and automatic rollback mean speed does not come at the cost of reliability.

Production-Grade K8s

We have built enough Kubernetes clusters to know the pitfalls. Proper RBAC, network policies, pod security, automated upgrades, and monitoring that actually alerts on things that matter -- not noise.

Everything as Code

Reproducible, auditable infrastructure. No snowflake servers, no undocumented changes, no "it works on my machine." If it is not in version control, it does not exist.

Multi-Cloud Kubernetes

Run K8s on Azure AKS, Amazon EKS, or on-premises hardware. We manage clusters across platforms with consistent tooling and observability, so switching or running hybrid does not mean starting over.

24/7/365 Platform Support

Our operations team monitors and supports your Kubernetes infrastructure around the clock. 15-minute response SLA on every issue. When your cluster has a problem at 2 AM, someone is already looking at it.

How It Works

1

We Look at What You Have

We evaluate your current development workflows, infrastructure, and deployment processes. The output is a clear picture of your DevOps maturity and a practical roadmap -- not a 60-page report that sits on a shelf.

2

We Design the Platform

Our engineers design the target architecture: Kubernetes cluster topology, CI/CD pipeline structure, IaC repository layout, observability stack, and security controls. Tailored to your team's size and the workloads you actually run.

3

We Build It and Migrate Your Workloads

We build the platform, containerize applications, create Helm charts or Kustomize overlays, configure pipelines, and migrate workloads in phased rollouts. No big-bang cutovers. We move things over carefully and validate at every step.

4

We Run It

Once everything is live, we provide 24/7/365 managed operations for your Kubernetes clusters and DevOps toolchain. Upgrades, scaling, incident response, and continuous improvement. You focus on building your product; we keep the platform healthy.

Our Team Has the Certs That Matter

  • Azure Expert MSP -- certified to manage Azure Kubernetes Service at enterprise scale
  • AWS Advanced Consulting Partner -- proven experience with Amazon EKS, ECR, and AWS container services
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrators (CKA) -- our engineers hold the industry-standard Kubernetes certifications
  • Terraform & IaC Expertise -- production experience with Terraform, Pulumi, Bicep, CloudFormation, and Ansible
  • 24/7/365 Platform Operations -- 15-minute response SLA for Kubernetes and DevOps infrastructure support

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I actually need Kubernetes?

Maybe not. Kubernetes is a great fit for microservices architectures, applications that need horizontal scaling, and teams deploying frequently. But it is also complex and overkill for some workloads. During our assessment, we will tell you honestly whether K8s, serverless, or plain VMs are the right fit. We are not going to sell you Kubernetes if a simpler solution gets the job done.

Which Kubernetes platforms do you support?

Azure AKS, Amazon EKS, and on-premises clusters using kubeadm or Rancher. We also handle hybrid setups where clusters span cloud and on-prem. Our tooling and processes are platform-agnostic, so you get consistent management regardless of where your clusters run.

Can you set up CI/CD without Kubernetes?

Absolutely. Our CI/CD and DevOps services work independently of Kubernetes. We build pipelines for VM-based deployments, serverless apps, static sites, and container workflows. The goal is to automate your release process and make deployments boring and predictable -- regardless of what the target infrastructure looks like.

What does managed Kubernetes actually include?

The full list: cluster provisioning, node pool management, version upgrades, security patching, RBAC configuration, network policy management, ingress controller setup, monitoring and alerting, log aggregation, and 24/7/365 incident response. In short, we handle the platform so your developers can focus on deploying applications instead of debugging cluster issues.

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Schedule a call. Tell us about your deployment workflow and we will give you honest feedback on what is working and what could be better. No obligations, no "discovery process" -- just a real technical conversation.

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