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Kubernetes Consulting Services
Cluster design, production-grade security hardening, migration from legacy container deployments, and hands-on training so your team owns what we build. We also tell you honestly when you don’t need Kubernetes at all.
Kubernetes done right, not just Kubernetes done
Most Kubernetes engagements we inherit have the same problems: a cluster that works locally but is a security risk in production, Helm charts copied from Stack Overflow, no RBAC policy, no network policy, and no clear owner. We start every engagement with a current-state audit so you know exactly what you’re running before we start changing it.
Training is not an afterthought. Every engagement ends with documented runbooks, architecture decision records, and at least two people on your team who can operate the cluster without calling us. We build it to hand over.
End-to-end Kubernetes consulting
Cluster Design & Architecture
Node group sizing, multi-zone availability, managed Kubernetes selection (EKS, GKE, AKS) vs self-hosted, networking model (CNI selection, ingress controller, service mesh evaluation), and storage strategy. A cluster designed for your actual workload, not a generic template.
Migration from Legacy Deployments
Containerisation of non-containerised workloads, migration from EC2 or bare-metal to Kubernetes, and lift-and-shift from ECS or Docker Swarm. Phased migration with no downtime: production keeps running while we migrate service by service.
Security Hardening
RBAC policy design, network policy enforcement, pod security standards, secrets management (Vault or cloud-native secrets), image scanning in CI, admission controllers, and runtime security with Falco. CIS Kubernetes Benchmark compliance where required.
Operator Training
Hands-on training for your engineering team: kubectl operations, Helm chart management, troubleshooting runbooks, incident response playbooks, and cluster upgrade procedures. Your team leaves able to operate the cluster confidently without a dependency on us.
Frequently asked questions
When do I need Kubernetes?
Kubernetes earns its complexity when you are running more than 8–10 services, need fine-grained horizontal scaling, require high-availability across multiple availability zones, or are running a platform that other engineering teams depend on as infrastructure. For teams under 15 engineers with fewer services, managed platforms like ECS, Fly.io, or Railway often deliver 90% of the benefit with 20% of the operational overhead. We will tell you honestly which camp you’re in.
How long does a Kubernetes migration take?
A migration from EC2 or Docker Compose to a production-grade EKS or GKE cluster typically takes 6–12 weeks for a 5–15 service application. This includes cluster provisioning, service containerisation (if needed), Helm chart authoring, CI/CD pipeline integration, security hardening, and a phased traffic cutover. Migrations from ECS or Docker Swarm where containers already exist are typically 4–8 weeks. A more complex multi-environment setup with service mesh integration can take 3–5 months.
How do you secure a Kubernetes cluster?
Kubernetes security is a multi-layer problem. At the cluster level: RBAC policies, API server hardening, etcd encryption, and admission controllers. At the workload level: pod security standards (restricted policy), network policies to enforce zero-trust between services, and non-root container execution. At the supply chain level: image scanning in CI, signed images, and a private registry. At runtime: Falco for anomaly detection and audit logging to your SIEM. We implement all of these systematically, not just the ones that are easy.
Managed Kubernetes (EKS/GKE/AKS) vs self-hosted — which should we use?
For the vast majority of organisations, managed Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, or AKS) is the right choice. The control plane is managed, patched, and highly available at no operational cost to your team. Self-hosted Kubernetes (on-premises with kubeadm or k0s) makes sense when you have strict data residency requirements that prevent cloud, existing on-prem infrastructure you need to utilise, or air-gapped environments with no internet connectivity. Self-hosted carries a meaningfully higher operational burden — we scope that cost explicitly so you can make an informed decision.
A Kubernetes cluster your team can actually operate
Tell us where you are today — containers, VMs, or bare metal — and what you’re trying to achieve. We’ll scope the migration and training plan.
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