Kubernetes as a Service
Quickly and easily orchestrate Kubernetes clusters with our CNCF certified platform.
- Scheduled hibernation & autoscaling
- Flexibility through multi-region
- Automatic day 1 & day 2 operations
Kubernetes management at your fingertips
With the plusserver Kubernetes Engine (PSKE), you use a unique solution to orchestrate Kubernetes clusters quickly and easily in self-service. Operate your workloads in the BSI-C5 tested pluscloud open and choose from four locations in Germany. Take the pressure off your DevOps teams with integrated day-2 operations and benefit from optimised costs with autoscaling and hibernation.
Kubernetes is the future of IT – get started with us now!
Made in Germany
In our BSI-C5 audited open source cloud pluscloud open you can realise modern cloud-native applications.
Efficient IT
Benefit from automated Day 2 operations, autoscaling & hibernation, and pay-as-you-go cloud resources.
Certified Kubernetes
PSKE and plusserver are CNCF certified. You always use the latest K8s versions & compliant clusters.
Features
Self-service
Do a lot of things yourself: Provisioning, up/down scaling, user management, upgrades, OS lifecycle, …
Multi-region
You can choose from one of four regions in Germany when you set up your Kubernetes cluster.
Autoscaling
Nodes can be automatically scaled when compute resources become insufficient.
Hibernation
By switching off pods and nodes on a timed basis, for example overnight, you can save money.
ReadWriteMany (RWX)
Security by design
The PSKE can be audited and provides regular patching of K8s and OS, encryption of persistent data (encryption at rest), etc.
Use cases
A foundation for modern software architectures
Today’s applications consist of many individual components that communicate with each other. Kubernetes takes care of many of the tasks that make life easier for developers in such microservice architectures. It detects communication problems between components, organizes their behavior in the event of a failure, or handles authentication processes. When a component needs more or less resources, Kubernetes automatically scales it up or down. In this way, Kubernetes simplifies the management and deployment of microservices.
Migrating applications to the cloud
Software development as a continuous lifecycle
Flexibility without vendor lock-in
Scalability and ease of use
The foundation for innovative software from the cloud
With its SaaS learning solution easyPLU®, the start-up company Knowledge Hero wants to revolutionize the learning of PLU codes (price look-up codes) in food retail. Because the solution has to support a large number of users learning at the same time and constantly process large amounts of live data, the startup was looking for a powerful infrastructure on which it could develop and operate its software flexibly. Both data security and performance were critical. Knowledge Hero chose Managed Kubernetes from plusserver because it provides an optimal environment for the microservice architecture of its learning software. The company also relies on workload protection to secure its SaaS offering from development through configuration and operations.
Pricing
Additional costs for IP addresses and load balancers.
Traffic fair use policy: Usage of the network according to normal behavior is free of charge.
Discounts are possible through commitments. All prices quoted are net plus applicable taxes and duties. Prices are subject to change.
Billing by consumption (monthly)
| PSKE | 0.0900 € | per cluster hour |
| CPU | per vCPU/hour | |
| RAM | vRAM/hour | |
| Storage | GB/month | |
| Traffic | free | incoming & outgoing |
| Onboarding (optional) | one-time |
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Kubernetes Consulting and Services
Our Managed Kubernetes services include more than just deploying and operating the infrastructure.
We can guide you through your journey into the world of Kubernetes with additional services upon request.
Consulting
We’re here to help you on your Kubernetes journey, whether you are just getting started with Kubernetes or want to optimize your environment. Our experts are happy to help you leverage the strengths of a Kubernetes cluster architecture and develop a sustainable strategy.
Onboarding
Take advantage of our structured onboarding to PSKE for your DevOps team, as needed. We explain all the essential features and best practices and answer your specific questions, for example about planning and setting up a Kubernetes cluster. Afterwards, your team will be able to work successfully and independently with Kubernetes clusters.
Implementation
With the PSKE, which you use ‘as a service’ at plusserver, you have no effort with the implementation of a Kubernetes platform. Create the desired Kubernetes clusters directly in the pluscloud open. We take care of the day 2 operations for you.
Service & Support
With our own 24/7 service and support team, we provide you with personal and competent support if any obstacles should arise during operation.
Free Kubernetes trial!
Power your digital business with Kubernetes as a Service. Try our platform and services for 30 days.
FAQ
No, this offer is only available through the website.
The offer is for new customers only, but existing customers can take advantage of the offer as part of an additional setup/contract.
With Kubernetes hosting at plusserver, you can deploy your clusters at the touch of a button. It is accessible via a management system (Gardener) that can be operated either via a graphical interface or via API. Using our web interface, you can spin up your clusters in minutes and be up and running. Administration of Kubernetes clusters created with this system is done via API or CLI.
The PSKE is based on SAP Gardener and therefore consists of the following components: the Garden Cluster (contains the central control plane for the Gardener ecosystem), the Seed Cluster (contains the control plane of the Shoot Cluster) and the Shoot Cluster (contains the Worker Nodes). plusserver manages the Garden Cluster, Seed Cluster and Etcd backups for you.
As a member of the CNCF, we always develop closely on the upstream Kubernetes. We constantly provide you with the latest and the last two Kubernetes versions. Versions that are EOL are marked accordingly and you will be informed when your version is EOL. In addition, you can choose to automatically update the OS of the worker nodes and the Kubernetes patch version at your desired time.
No vendor lock-in: Our open source cloud, pluscloud open, ensures not only data protection compliance, but also independence from individual cloud providers. With PSKE on pluscloud open, you can easily deploy manifests to Kubernetes clusters running on other OpenStack platforms as needed, giving you flexibility.
Pay-as-you-go: You only pay for what you use.
Day 2 operations taken care of: As a developer, you want to spend as little time as possible on day 2 operations. With PSKE, you benefit from a noticeable reduction in day 2 operations such as patching and monitoring.
Multi-region: PSKE allows you to implement complex multi-region Kubernetes setups. Decide which region to deploy your cluster in during cluster creation. We currently offer you four regions in Germany.
Day 1 operations:
Deployment of Kubernetes clusters using CNI/CSI/CCM.
Day 2 operations:
Automated patching of worker nodes and updating of Kubernetes patch version
Rolling Kubernetes minor version upgrade at the push of a button
Integrated lifecycle management of Kubernetes versions and worker OS
As defined by the CNCF, cloud-native technologies enable organizations to build and run scalable applications in modern, dynamic environments such as public, private and hybrid clouds. Containers, service networks, microservices, immutable infrastructures, and declarative APIs are examples of this approach. With PSKE, you get an open source, vendor-neutral platform that supports the above cloud-native approaches.
Yes, you can currently choose between Flatcar (default) and Ubuntu to run the Worker nodes.
With Plutono (a fork of Grafana), which we provide after cluster creation, you can already get many important cluster insights.
You can use an Octavia-based load balancer in the PSKE. This is automatically provided for you in conjunction with your service (of the LoadBalancer type).
The central control plane, the worker node control plane, and the worker nodes communicate with each other in encrypted form. Otherwise, communication within your customer cluster is unencrypted. You have the option to independently install a service mesh, such as Istio, to control communication.
When a cluster is in hibernation state, it is inactive, so CPU and RAM resources are not used and therefore not charged. However, costs are still being generated, such as for load balancers, IPs, or cluster hours.
Yes, the dashboard has been tested against the WCAG 2.1 criteria and achieved conformance level AA.
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Customer Testimonial
“We use the plusserver Kubernetes engine for our cloud-native application ‘ownCloud Infinite Scale’. The PSKE provides us with sufficient performance and the spontaneous scalability in Kubernetes that we need. Infinite Scale is by nature a storage-intensive solution. Again, this requirement was met with flexibility.”
Klaas Freitag
“Our SaaS learning solution easyPLU® has to guarantee simultaneous learning for a large number of users and constantly process large amounts of live data. To achieve optimal performance while maintaining data security, we chose the plusserver Kubernetes Engine including workload protection. When setting up the Kubernetes clusters, plusserver was a competent and present partner. This was very good and helpful for our team!”
Florian Sailer
CNCF-certified Kubernetes Hosting
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