Cloud-Native & Container Platforms

Container platforms built to be operated, not just installed.

A Kubernetes cluster is straightforward to stand up and considerably harder to run in a regulated enterprise: networking, storage, identity, image supply chain, upgrade cadence, tenancy boundaries and disaster recovery all have to be answered before the first production workload lands. Those answers are what separate a platform from an installation.

We build container platforms as operable systems — including the day-two concerns — and integrate them with the infrastructure and processes already in place, rather than standing them beside the estate as a second world with its own rules.

What the engagement covers

Platform architecture and build

Design and deploy Red Hat OpenShift, SUSE Rancher, Canonical Kubernetes or IBM Fusion, including networking, storage and identity integration.

OpenShift Virtualization

Run virtual machines and containers on one platform, which allows virtualised workloads to move without first being re-architected.

Platform engineering

Build the paved paths, templates and self-service entry points that let application teams use the platform without operating it.

Hybrid cloud architecture

Design how workloads, data and identity span on-premises and cloud, and where each workload should sit.

Platform operations

Upgrade cadence, capacity, backup and recovery, and the runbooks that keep the cluster supportable after handover.

Where this applies

This applies where application teams are adopting containers, where a virtualisation platform is reaching a licensing or lifecycle decision point, or where several ad-hoc clusters need consolidating onto a supported platform.

Technologies

OpenShift
Kubernetes
OpenShift Virtualisation
Platform engineering
SUSE Rancher
Canonical Kubernetes
IBM Fusion

Other capabilities

Platform ModernisationInfrastructure transformation, hybrid architecture, workload optimisation, virtualisation modernisation and migration services.

Automation & Intelligent OperationsRed Hat Ansible Automation Platform, infrastructure automation, event-driven automation, remediation, patching and configuration governance.

Enterprise Linux & Open SourceRed Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Ubuntu, lifecycle management, Satellite, Insights, security, patching and optimisation.

Observability & AIOpsInfrastructure monitoring, application performance, ITSM, event correlation, operational intelligence and Motadata platform solutions.

Managed & Engineering Services24x7 support, embedded engineers, specialist escalation, health checks, DR testing, optimisation, architecture and skills transfer.

CybersecurityVulnerability management, attack surface management, endpoint security, managed endpoint security, managed detection and response, awareness and training, incident response and threat intelligence — all delivered through a concierge experience and security journey, on award-winning technology from Arctic Wolf.

Describe the estate. An engineer will tell you what actually applies.

The first conversation is a technical one, not a pitch. Tell us what the environment looks like and the constraint you are working against.

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What are you trying to modernise?

Infrastructure, automation, Linux, OpenShift, observability, cybersecurity or operational support — start the conversation with an Azul engineer.

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