A fully managed container orchestration platform designed for teams who need production-grade reliability without the overhead of managing it themselves — or the limitations of public cloud offerings.
Kubernetes is the infrastructure standard. Every major technology company runs it. Every modern application architecture assumes it. The question is no longer if you should adopt Kubernetes — it is how well you run it.
A poorly run cluster costs more than the legacy system it replaced. Network misconfigurations, storage bottlenecks, unpatched CVEs, and sprawling YAML manifests without GitOps discipline — these are the real risks. The orchestrator is the easy part. Operations is the hard part.
Managed Kubernetes from AWS, Azure, or Google handles the control plane. But it does not design your architecture, optimize your networking, or guarantee your workloads run efficiently. Here is what you actually get with Kube by IG1 — and what public cloud managed K8s leaves on the table.
| Capability | Kube by IG1 | Public Managed K8s |
|---|---|---|
| Load Balancers |
Unlimited MetalLB with BGP routing |
Limited / billed per LB ~$18-25/month per LB |
| Persistent Volumes |
Multi-write (RWX) standard NetApp Trident or Ceph — guaranteed IOPS (shared or dedicated) |
RWO default, RWX extra cost EFS / Azure Files / Filestore — no IOPS guarantees (e.g. AWS EFS) |
| Cluster Backup |
Full topology via Velero Resources, configs, PVs — all backed up |
etcd snapshots only Application-level backup is your problem |
| Deployment Model |
On-prem, hybrid, or cloud Your data center, ours, or both |
Cloud only Vendor lock-in by design |
| Monitoring Resolution |
Every 15 seconds Predictive algorithms + alerts via any webhook-compatible messaging (Slack, Google Chat, Teams...) |
1-5 minute intervals CloudWatch / Azure Monitor / Cloud Monitoring |
| Vendor Lock-in |
None Standard K8s APIs, portable workloads |
High Proprietary IAM, networking, storage |
| Architecture Design |
Included CKA/CKAD/CKS certified engineers |
Not included You build, they host |
Not a black box. Every component is chosen for a reason, battle-tested in production, and fully documented. Here is exactly what powers your clusters.
K3s — a lightweight, CNCF-certified Kubernetes distribution. Its all-in-one single binary architecture dramatically simplifies platform upgrades and allows us to maintain an accelerated update cadence, keeping your clusters secure and current at all times. Full API compatibility with built-in HA via embedded etcd.
MetalLB for bare-metal load balancing with BGP peering — unlimited LoadBalancer services at zero per-unit cost. Its unique IP co-location feature allows multiple services to share a single public IP, dramatically reducing IP consumption. Calico or Cilium for CNI, depending on your observability and security requirements.
NetApp Trident for enterprise-grade NFS/iSCSI with snapshots, cloning, and multi-write (RWX) out of the box — available as shared or dedicated storage with guaranteed IOPS. Hyper-converged options available on demand for specific deployment scenarios.
GitLab as the backbone for source management and CI pipeline execution. Argo CD for declarative GitOps delivery — every change audited, every rollback instant. Kalamar, our custom deployment orchestrator, for complex multi-service release coordination.
HashiCorp Vault for fully secure Kubernetes secrets management. Dynamic secrets, automatic rotation, fine-grained access policies, and complete audit trails — your sensitive data never stored in plain text.
Velero backs up your entire cluster topology — not just etcd, but namespaces, RBAC, ConfigMaps, Secrets, CRDs, and persistent volume data. Full disaster recovery to a new cluster in minutes, not hours.
Sismology, our monitoring platform, collects one metric every 15 seconds per service. Predictive algorithms detect anomalies before they become incidents. Real-time alerts via any webhook-compatible messaging system (Slack, Google Chat, Teams, PagerDuty, and more).
Six practice areas. Each led by CKA, CKAD, and CKS-certified engineers who build and operate production Kubernetes every day.
Multi-tenant isolation, multi-cluster federation, node pool strategy, resource quotas, and network segmentation. We design the topology before writing a single manifest.
Containerize legacy workloads, decompose monoliths into microservices, and migrate with zero downtime. We handle the entire journey from VMs to pods.
Git as the single source of truth. ArgoCD for continuous reconciliation. Helm charts templated, versioned, and auditable. Every deployment is a pull request.
mTLS encryption, traffic splitting, circuit breaking, and deep observability between services. We implement service mesh capabilities without the complexity tax — only the features you need.
Shift-left security from image build to runtime. Vulnerability scanning in CI pipelines, runtime threat detection, OPA/Gatekeeper for policy enforcement, and network policies for micro-segmentation.
Build an Internal Developer Platform on top of Kubernetes. Backstage for service catalogs, self-service namespace provisioning, golden paths for new services, and developer portals that remove friction.
Different maturity stages require different expertise. We meet you where you are and take you where you need to be.
Your team is evaluating Kubernetes or running its first cluster. You need a solid foundation — not experiments that will be torn down in six months.
You have clusters in production but things are getting complex. Deployments take too long, costs are climbing, and your team spends more time on operations than features.
Hundreds of services, multiple teams, strict compliance requirements. You need a platform, not just clusters. Self-service, guardrails, and engineering velocity at scale.
Not sure where you stand? We will assess your current setup and recommend a path forward.
Request a K8s Maturity AssessmentWe do not talk in hypotheticals. These are real outcomes from real Kubernetes projects.
Built an ISO 27001-compliant bare-metal Kubernetes platform for La Banque Postale's online brokerage service. Migrated overnight with zero downtime, delivering a 4x performance improvement. Network policies, Velero backup with encrypted off-site replication, and multi-site distribution for high availability.
Kubernetes platform supporting critical insurance applications and policy management systems. Built for high availability, secure data handling, and reliable operations.
Common questions from teams evaluating Kubernetes or looking to improve their existing setup.
Whether you are deploying your first pod or federating clusters across continents, our CKA/CKAD/CKS-certified team will design, build, and operate the platform your applications deserve.