On-Premises Kubernetes Implementation

On-premises Kubernetes provides control and flexibility while adding responsibility for the control plane, storage, networking, upgrades, and recovery. We design a platform that can be operated with discipline.

When this service is needed

• Workloads must remain in a data centre or private network.
• The organisation needs a container platform without dependence on one cloud.
• An experimental cluster must become production-ready.
• Teams require clear lifecycle ownership and operating procedures.

Scope

• Node sizing, failure domains, control plane, and capacity reserve.
• Container networking, load balancing, ingress, DNS, and certificates.
• Storage classes, persistent volumes, snapshots, backup, and restore.
• RBAC, policy, registry, image scanning, and secret management.
• Observability, auditing, patching, upgrades, and certificate rotation.
• High availability with etcd and cluster recovery procedures.

Implementation approach

1. Assessment: establish the baseline, objectives, dependencies, and risks.
2. Design: define architecture, acceptance criteria, and rollback plans.
3. Implementation: introduce change through controlled checkpoints.
4. Validation: test function, security, performance, and recoverability.
5. Handover: deliver documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer.

Deliverables

• Baseline findings and documented design decisions.
• Configuration or automation artefacts included in scope.
• Test evidence and a register of remaining risks.
• Operations, maintenance, and recovery documentation.

Intended outcomes

The organisation gains a self-managed Kubernetes platform with documented lifecycle, security, monitoring, and recovery practices.