Managed Kubernetes
Start easily. Scale automatically.
- Scheduled Hibernation & Autoscaling
- Automatic Day-1 & Day-2 Operations
- Free Onboarding Workshop
Managed Kubernetes
Kubernetes management at the touch of a button
With the plusserver Kubernetes Engine (PSKE), you can easily manage your Kubernetes clusters without having to build your own platform. We handle scaling, security, updates and operation of the Kubernetes platform on your behalf. Managed Kubernetes saves you time and reduces the workload on your DevOps teams while still giving you full control.
Made in Germany
Managed Kubernetes is based on pluscloud open – BSI C5 attested and open source.
Free onboarding
We will guide your team through all the features to help them start creating and managing clusters.
Certified Kubernetes
PSKE and plusserver are both CNCF-certified. Get the latest K8s versions and standards-compliant clusters.
Kubernetes price list
PSKE operates on a pay-as-you-go basis. You only pay for what you use.
All prices are net, plus applicable taxes and fees. Prices are subject to change.
- Traffic included (Fair Use Policy)
- Discounts available for long-term commitments
- Free onboarding workshop
| PSKE | 0.0900 € | per cluster hour |
| CPU | 0.0205 € | per vCPU/hour |
| RAM | 0.0070 € | per vRAM/hour |
| Storage | 0.0900 € | per GB/month |
| Traffic | free | incoming & outgoing |
Use cases
How companies use Kubernetes
K8s is typically used to modernise and automate enterprise IT. Its target audience ranges from start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses to large corporations.
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.
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 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
Legacy applications are typically not completely rewritten before being migrated to the cloud. Instead, lift & shift is a best practice. The application is first moved as a whole to a large Kubernetes pod. Then it is gradually broken down into smaller components (microservices). This is where the benefits of Kubernetes for a microservice architecture, as described above, come into play. In effect, lift & shift is an intermediate step on the path to cloud-native.
Software development as a continuous lifecycle
With Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment, organizations can automate their software development processes and improve the quality of the code they deploy. Using a continuous and iterative build, test, and deploy process helps avoid bugs and code errors. By using a Kubernetes-based CI/CD pipeline, organizations can leverage the power of the Kubernetes platform for automation and efficient resource management.
Flexibility without vendor lock-in
Kubernetes in hybrid and multi-cloud environments helps organizations make their applications portable and independent of any single vendor or technology. Kubernetes features such as services, ingress controllers, and volumes enable abstraction from the underlying infrastructure. In addition, Kubernetes’ built-in self-healing and fault tolerance make it a great solution for smoothly scaling in a multi-cloud environment. PSKE is multi-cloud ready out of the box, with the ability to deploy clusters in pluscloud open as well as on AWS (other providers on the way).
Scalability and ease of use
Our customer first moved from a traditional server with a LAMP stack to a Docker Swarm-based solution to provide scalability and redundancy for his shop application. Finally, he moved to Managed Kubernetes with PSKE to stay on the cutting edge of technology and reduce the burden on his IT team.
Try it for free
See for yourself: Try Managed Kubernetes with PSKE for 30 days, free of charge and with no obligation.
How to order
Start your subscription
On the order page, it only takes a few clicks to request access to the PSKE. There are no costs associated with the subscription at this stage
Configure
The pluscloud open infrastructure is already preselected. We recommend also booking the free onboarding workshop.
Create a cluster
After placing your order, you will receive your PSKE login credentials and can create your cluster, schedule hibernation, and more.
Managed Kubernetes Consulting and Services
Our managed Kubernetes services go beyond simply deploying and operating the infrastructure.
We can support you on 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 free onboarding workshop for your DevOps team. We show you 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 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.
Our customers share their experiences
“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
Managed Kubernetes „Made in Germany“
PSKE is based on the BSI–C5-tested pluscloud open (OpenStack) and meets the highest standards for data protection, control, and compliance. It is operated in our own data centers in Germany, which are certified to ISO 27001 and others.
Frequently Asked Questions about Kubernetes (FAQ)
Managed Kubernetes saves you the trouble of setting up, operating, and maintaining the platform—while still offering all the benefits of Kubernetes.
You can implement modern architectures without having to worry about platform-related issues. Ideal for agile development.
Currently Cologne (DE-WEST-1), Düsseldorf (DE-WEST-2), and two locations in Hamburg (DE-NORTH-1 & 2)
You define when and how resources are automatically paused, such as at night or on weekends when your developers aren’t working.
You can find the documentation here.
- Standard service fees and penalties for early termination
Standard service fees for the duration of the switch shall be the monthly recurring and consumption-based fees specified in the offer and order or the order via a plusserver web portal, which are incurred when using the data processing service.
As a penalty for early termination, plusserver, as a provider within the meaning of the Data Act, is entitled to demand and invoice the customer for a one-time penalty payment amounting to 90% of the fees agreed for the remaining contract term until the next possible termination date as compensation for early termination (Vorfälligkeitsentschädigung).
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Federal Republic of Germany
- General description of the technical, organisational and contractual measures taken by plusserver as a provider of data processing services to prevent international government access to or international government transfer of non-personal data stored in the Union if such access or transfer would be contrary to Union law or the national law of the Member State concerned:
plusserver has implemented a comprehensive concept of technical and organisational measures. These are in particular part of BSI C5 and ISO27001 certifications. In this regard, reference is made to the relevant certifications . The technical and organisational measures are also documented in the contract for order processing in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR. The special contractual conditions ‘pluscloud’ also contain corresponding provisions for dealing with investigation requests from government agencies for access to or disclosure of customer data. According to these provisions, plusserver will first verify the legal basis of such requests when investigating requests from government agencies for access to or disclosure of customer data In Germany, such powers are regulated in the laws of the Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) or the laws of the respective state offices, various procedural codes for courts and the laws for the intelligence services (German Law on the Federal Intelligence Service – Gesetz über den Bundesnachrichtendienst, BNDG; Federal Constitution Protection Act – Bundesverfassungsschutzgesetz, BVerfSchG; respective laws on the offices for the protection of the constitution of the states; German Law on the Military Counterintelligence Service – Gesetz über den militärischen Abschirmdienst, MADG) and the German G 10 Act (Artikel 10-Gesetz, G 10). Within the scope of what is legally permissible, plusserver will inform and involve the Customer upon receipt of such requests and will point out possibilities of objection. In case of encrypted data of the Customer, plusserver has in principle no possibility of decryption, except when plusserver or an engaged subcontractor also has access to a key, in particular depending on the respective product or management level. As a provider based in Germany, plusserver is not subject to the laws of any other country and therefore not subject to any international disclosure requests.