Run Kubernetes fleets with lifecycle control, not firefighting.

Managed Kubernetes gives you cluster provisioning, upgrades, observability, security governance, backup and fleet operations across on-premises and cloud, unified and operated by CDS on the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP).

How CDS operates it Operating model

01 · Provision Clusters and platform Provision · configure
02 · Operate Upgrades and observability Lifecycle · monitoring
03 · Govern Security and fleet operations Policy · fleet · backup

A conceptual operating model. Service scope is defined per engagement.

What it is

A CDS-managed Kubernetes and cloud-native platform on Nutanix NKP: unified deployment, security, upgrades and fleet management for Kubernetes across on-premises and cloud environments.

01
Cluster provisioning
02
Upgrades, lifecycle and observability
03
Security and policy governance
04
Backup, recovery and fleet operations

Who it is for

Growing container estates

Teams running Kubernetes that is becoming hard to operate consistently.

Multiple environments

Organisations that need fleet management across on-premises and cloud.

Governance needs

Platforms that require security, policy and upgrade discipline.

What you get

Lifecycle control

Provisioning and upgrades managed, not deferred.

Observability

Monitoring across clusters so issues surface early.

Security governance

Policy and security applied consistently across the fleet.

Fleet consistency

Unified operations across on-premises and cloud.

What CDS operates

Provision
Cluster provisioning
Stand up clusters on the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform.
Operate
Upgrades & observability
Lifecycle upgrades with monitoring and observability.
Govern
Security & policy
Security and policy governance across clusters.
Assure
Backup & fleet
Backup, recovery and fleet operations across environments.

Questions about this service

What does CDS manage for Kubernetes?

Cluster provisioning, upgrades and lifecycle, monitoring and observability, security and policy governance, backup and recovery, and fleet operations across on-premises and cloud environments.

Is this cloud-native application development?

This service manages the Kubernetes platform and its operations. Application engineering and application-level support are separate; the offer is scoped as Managed Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Platform.

Request a platform assessment.

Tell us about your clusters and environments. CDS defines the managed scope, security and fleet operations around them.