Containers & Developers
Managed Kubernetes
Ready Kubernetes clusters with network, load balancer, registry.
Enterprise Kubernetes Platform Deployment & Operations
Run containers and virtual machines on one platform, and ship your applications safely every day
An enterprise Kubernetes platform is installed in your environment as a working whole — image registry, monitoring and deployment pipeline included. After go-live, Nesnet can keep handling upgrades, capacity and incidents for you.
Why now
Easy to install, hard to keep running
The first cluster is up in a week. The real work starts with upgrades, expiring access certificates and failing disks.
Legacy apps don’t fit in containers
New services ship as containers while long-running applications stay on virtual machines — two platforms, two backup regimes, two permission models.
Platform knowledge sits with one person
When the engineer who built the cluster is on leave or moves on, upgrades slip and security patches pile up.
Every team builds its own cluster
Different teams set up clusters with different settings, and monitoring, backup and access rules vary from team to team.
What changes
| Today | With Nesnet |
|---|---|
| Upgrades get postponed and the platform ages month by month. | Upgrades are tested first, then rolled out in planned maintenance windows. |
| Virtual machines and containers live on separate platforms with separate rules. | Virtual machines run alongside containers on the same network, storage and permission model. |
| Shipping an application means filing a ticket with another team. | Push your code and the pipeline tests it and releases the approved version. |
| Finding where a problem started takes hours. | Monitoring and log collection come preinstalled, so alerts surface before problems grow. |
| Only one or two people know the platform. | Everything is documented; operations stay with Nesnet or move to your trained team. |
From today to live: how it works
- 1
Discovery
Your applications, teams, existing virtual machines and release habits are mapped together.
- 2
Design
Networking, storage, identity integration and environment separation (dev, test, production) go into a written design for your setup.
- 3
Installation
The platform is installed with its image registry, monitoring, log collection and pipeline, following the written design.
- 4
First applications
One container application and one virtual machine, chosen with your team, move onto the platform so the pipeline settles on real work.
- 5
Operations
Upgrades, capacity tracking and incident response are handled by the Nesnet team; the scope of service is set out in the contract.
What you get
Containers and VMs side by side
An application that can’t move to containers runs as a virtual machine on the same platform, so modernization proceeds at its own pace.
Built-in image registry
Your container images live in a registry inside your own environment and are scanned for known vulnerabilities.
Deployment pipeline
Code pushed to the repository is tested, and the approved version is released automatically.
Monitoring and logs
Cluster, application and virtual machine metrics and logs are collected in one place, with alerts on crossed thresholds.
Identity and access
The platform connects to your corporate identity system, and teams see only the resources in their own space.
Planned upgrades
New releases are tried in a test environment first, then promoted to production in a planned window.
Why Nesnet
Kubernetes platforms run in production inside Nesnet itself; the advice comes from operating experience, not from a brochure.
Example scenarios
A software team moving to microservices
Situation
New services are written as containers, but the billing module has run on a virtual machine for years and can’t move any time soon.
Outcome
Both run on the same platform and network: billing stays a virtual machine while the new services grow next to it.
An organization reviewing its virtualization costs
Situation
The virtualization software renewal is straining the budget, and a container platform is planned for the same year.
Outcome
One platform is built instead of two, and the virtual machines move over in planned windows.
Several product teams
Situation
Each team has built its own cluster with its own settings, so monitoring and access rules differ everywhere.
Outcome
Teams get their own spaces on a shared platform, with the same monitoring, backup and access rules for all.
Who does what
| Nesnet | You |
|---|---|
| Platform design and installation | Application code and container images |
| Image registry, monitoring and pipeline setup | Deployment definitions and environment settings |
| Upgrades and security patches | Users, teams and permissions |
| Capacity tracking and incident response | The content of application data |
| Documentation and team training | Approval to release to production |
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Questions to ask before you decide
- We have no Kubernetes specialists — can we still use this?
- Yes. The platform arrives with sensible defaults; your team connects its application to the pipeline while the cluster internals stay with Nesnet. Hands-on training is part of the installation.
- Do we need to rewrite our existing virtual machines?
- No. Virtual machines move onto the platform as they are and talk to containers on the same network. Containerizing an application is optional and happens on your schedule.
- Will our applications stop during an upgrade?
- Upgrades are tested in a test environment first, then servers are updated one at a time in a planned window. Applications running more than one copy keep serving throughout.
- Will we be locked in?
- The platform uses standard Kubernetes interfaces, and your application definitions and images stay yours. When the service ends, the platform can be handed over to your team.
- How is the scope of service defined?
- Which components are watched, how an incident is handled and the upgrade calendar are set out in the service contract.
- How is it priced?
- Installation is priced as a project by platform size and scope; operations are a separate monthly line. You receive a written quote after the discovery call.
Questions about these products
Managed Kubernetes
- Can I take my applications with me if I leave, or am I locked in?
- You are not locked in. The cluster is standard, upstream-compatible Kubernetes, so your manifests and Helm charts run unchanged on any other Kubernetes, and you can pull your images from the private registry whenever you like.
- Will there be surprises on the invoice?
- The invoice is made up of the cluster unit, the number and size of worker nodes and the load balancer attached to each cluster. Every line shows what it cost, and if set-up or migration support is needed, it is written into the quote as its own item.
CI/CD Pipeline
- If we leave the pipeline, do we keep our code and configuration?
- Your source code has been in your own GitHub repository from the start. Your application file and images are in standard formats, so you can take the images and the generated manifests to another Kubernetes environment.
Go live with your platform and your first application
In the first call we map your applications, your teams and the operating model; the design and quote follow in writing.