Kubernetes has become the standard for running containerized applications at scale, but it's also famously complex to design, secure, and operate. IS&T Consulting Group provides Kubernetes consulting and managed services that help your business adopt containers the right way, with well-architected clusters, smooth migrations, hardened security, and 24/7 management across Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Google GKE.
We've helped businesses throughout many leading industries modernize their infrastructure since 1997. Whether you're containerizing your first application, standing up a production-grade cluster, or struggling to keep an existing platform stable and secure, our engineers give your organization the architecture and operational discipline Kubernetes demands.
Kubernetes rewards experience and discourages shortcuts. IS&T brings more than 28 years of infrastructure and operations discipline across 2,400+ clients and 1,800+ projects to a technology where reliability and security are everything.
Running Kubernetes in production is a 24/7 responsibility that includes version upgrades, node health, scaling, security patches, and incident response. Our managed Kubernetes services give your business a team that handles it all, from proactive monitoring to observability, clear SLAs, and monthly reporting. This allows your developers to work exclusively on building features for your business rather than monitoring and repairing infrastructure.
A misconfigured cluster is an open door that can harm your organization. We harden your platform with least-privilege RBAC, network policies, pod security standards, image and vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and admission-control policies. We also integrate it with your broader DevSecOps pipeline so security travels with every deployment.
Moving to Kubernetes is often part of a larger modernization effort. We containerize applications, define the right cluster topology, and migrate workloads in controlled phases, whether you're leaving VMs behind, consolidating clusters, or moving between clouds. See our cloud modernization services for the broader picture.
Our Kubernetes consultants work across industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail and e-commerce, and energy, including regulated environments where container security and compliance (HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, etc.) are non-negotiable.
1. Assess - Review your applications, goals, and current infrastructure, and define the target platform and success criteria.
2. Design - Architect clusters, networking, security, and CI/CD for reliability and scale.
3. Build/Migrate - Stand up clusters and migrate or containerize workloads in controlled phases.
4. Secure & Optimize - Harden security and tune performance and cost.
5. Manage - Optionally, we operate and continuously improve your clusters 24/7.
What do Kubernetes consulting services include?
Kubernetes consulting covers cluster architecture and design, containerizing and migrating applications, security hardening, CI/CD and platform engineering, and production operations. IS&T delivers these as project work, ongoing managed services, or a mix of both across EKS, AKS, GKE, or self-managed Kubernetes.
Should we use managed Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE) or self-managed?
For most organizations, a managed offering such as Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, or Google GKE reduces operational burden and is the right starting point. Self-managed Kubernetes makes sense in specific cases. As a vendor-neutral firm, we recommend the option that matches your organization’s specific workloads, cloud, and team, and we are capable of running either for you.
Do you offer fully managed Kubernetes services?
Yes. Our managed Kubernetes services cover monitoring, upgrades, patching, scaling, security, and 24/7 incident response under clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs), so your team can focus on applications instead of cluster operations.
Can you help secure our existing Kubernetes clusters?
Absolutely. We perform Kubernetes security assessments and remediation (RBAC, network policies, image scanning, secrets management and admission control) and can integrate cluster security into your CI/CD pipeline as part of a DevSecOps approach.
Do we need Kubernetes at all?
Not always. Kubernetes is powerful but adds complexity, and some workloads are better served by simpler container or serverless options. As a vendor-neutral provider, we'll give you an honest assessment of whether Kubernetes fits your business goals before recommending it.
Do you work with businesses outside of Houston?
Yes. While IS&T Consulting Group is headquartered in Houston, Texas serving clients since 1997, we deliver Kubernetes consulting and managed services to organizations across Houston locally and the United States remotely.
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Talk to a Kubernetes Consultant
Adopting containers or trying to tame an existing cluster? Call IS&T Consulting Group at 713-622-3443 or request a proposal, and we'll help you design, secure, and run Kubernetes the right way.
