Managed OpenShift Services: End-to-End Enterprise Transformation

For financial services, telecom and manufacturing leaders: end-to-end OpenShift expertise – from strategy workshops to 24/7 managed operations.

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Enterprise Challenges We Solve

From infrastructure chaos to control - Managed OpenShift designed for velocity and ROI.

Are manual deployments taking days or weeks?

Manual release processes create bottlenecks and frustrate developers who wait hours just to provision test environments.

The Solution: Automated CI/CD pipelines with Tekton and Jenkins reduce release cycles to hours while maintaining enterprise-grade security.

Is legacy infrastructure blocking cloud adoption?

Monolithic architectures on aging hardware lead to high maintenance costs and vendor lock-in, preventing scalability.

The Solution: A hybrid and multi-cloud platform with zero vendor lock-in. Deploy workloads on-premises, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud with consistent operations.

Your team lacks Kubernetes expertise?

Hiring experts is expensive. Internal teams often struggle with security hardening and troubleshooting incidents at 3 AM.

The Solution: 24/7 managed services by certified Red Hat engineers. We act as your extended team for proactive monitoring and continuous optimization.

High operational costs eating your budget?

Over-provisioned infrastructure and inefficient resource allocation create waste while finance demands optimization.

The Solution: Full-stack automation reduces operational overhead by 40%. Intelligent resource management delivers ROI in under 8 months.

End-to-End OpenShift Expertise

From strategic roadmap to daily operations – we cover the full lifecycle.

Strategy & Consulting

Readiness assessments, architecture design, and migration roadmaps tailored to your regulatory requirements. We create a clear path to containerization with risk mitigation.

Implementation & Deployment

Full OpenShift cluster deployment using IPI (Installer-Provisioned Infrastructure) for automated provisioning across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. We handle cluster bootstrapping, CI/CD integration, security hardening, and developer enablement with zero-touch automation.

Managed Services 24/7

Comprehensive 24/7 platform management by certified Red Hat engineers. Proactive monitoring via Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM), incident response, performance optimization, and security patching. 99.9% uptime SLA across single or multi-cluster fleets.

Training & Enablement

Hands-on workshops and certification programs for DevOps, developers, and platform admins. From fundamentals to advanced Service Mesh, GitOps, and security automation.

Deploy 85% Faster with Managed Openshift

Why OpenShift with Inteca?

Enterprise Kubernetes with security, flexibility, and velocity built-in.

Hybrid Freedom

Run workloads on any infrastructure – on-premises, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or hybrid combinations.
Deploy once, run anywhere. No vendor lock-in. Move workloads between environments without re-architecting. Unified operations with consistent security and compliance.
Meet data residency requirements by keeping sensitive workloads on-premises while scaling public cloud for seasonal peaks. Future-proof your architecture.

Security First

Built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) with an immutable file system and the CRI-O runtime. Security is not an addon, it's the foundation.
Powered by the Operator Framework for automated security updates across the entire stack. Includes OpenShift Service Mesh (Istio/Maistra) for mTLS and fine-grained network policy, plus integrated scanning and RBAC. Continous monitoring with Advanced Cluster Security (ACS).
Pass banking and insurance audits without custom tooling. Reduce security incidents by 70% through automated policy enforcement.

Developer Velocity

Automate your entire stack with the Operator Framework. Integrated CI/CD pipelines (Tekton), GitOps (Argo CD), and self-service developer environments.
Developers provision test environments in minutes, not days. Automated builds and deployments from Git commit to production. Consistent dev/staging/prod environments.
Ship features 10x faster. Reduce developer frustration and improve retention. Respond to market changes faster than competitors.

Modernize Legacy VMs

Run virtual machines (VMs) and containers side-by-side on one unified platform using OpenShift Virtualization (based on KubeVirt).
Migrate legacy applications (e.g., from VMware) directly onto the platform. Modernize at your own pace. Unify infrastructure management for both VMs and containers.
Drastically reduce licensing costs and avoid vendor lock-in. In a market disrupted by the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, OpenShift Virtualization provides a stable, powerful, and cost-effective path forward.

Real Transformation: From Manual Deployments to Daily Releases

How a European insurance provider modernized operations in 90 days.

1

Before: Quarter 1

Drowning in Technical Debt

A 2,500-employee insurance provider struggled with monolithic applications on aging VMware. Release cycles took 2-3 weeks due to manual scripts. Developers waited days for test environments.

  • 2-3 week release cycles
  • 3-5 day environment provisioning
  • Manual compliance checks (error-prone)
2

Bridge: Quarter 2-3

90-Day Transformation

Inteca conducted a 2-week assessment, revealing containerization potential for 80% of workloads. The implementation roadmap balanced quick wins with long-term goals.

  1. Foundation: Cluster deployed (hybrid)
  2. Integration: CI/CD pipelines & pilot apps
  3. Scale: Full migration & 24/7 managed services
3

After: Today

Operational Excellence Achieved

Today, the platform runs 45 containerized applications with 99.95% uptime. Releases happen multiple times daily. Developers provision environments in under 5 minutes.

10x+

Faster Deployments

40%

Cost Reduction

"Our developers are happier, our customers get features faster, and our compliance team finally sleeps at night. We broke even in 6 months."
— IT Director, European Insurance Provider

Certified Expertise You Can Trust

Delivering enterprise OpenShift solutions since 2018

Red Hat Advanced Consulting Partner

One of few certified OpenShift specialists in Europe.

50+

Successful OpenShift Implementations
Across EMEA

15+

Certified Engineers
OpenShift & Kubernetes specialists

6+

Years of OpenShift Expertise

Trusted Across Industries

Banking & Finance
Insurance & FinTech
Telecom & Media
Manufacturing
Retail & eCommerce

OpenShift Technical Deep Dive & Architecture Guide

Key architectural decisions, licensing optimization, and security standards.

OpenShift is an enterprise Kubernetes platform that integrates Day 2 Operations automation directly into the core. Unlike vanilla Kubernetes, it includes:

  • OS Management: Immutable RHCOS managed by Machine Config Operator.
  • CI/CD & GitOps: Native Tekton pipelines and Argo CD integration.
  • Security: Pre-configured CRI-O runtime and SELinux enforcement.
  • Developer UX: Integrated Web Console and Source-to-Image (S2I) builds.

The Machine Config Operator (MCO) is an automated controller that manages the OS state of cluster nodes to prevent configuration drift. It uses Ignition to apply configuration changes during boot, ensuring every node running RHCOS remains immutable and consistent with the desired state defined in the cluster.

OpenShift Virtualization (based on KubeVirt) eliminates the hypervisor tax by running VMs alongside containers. It reduces Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through:

  • Licensing Consolidation: Uses the Socket Pair Model (covering up to 128 cores per pair) instead of per-core pricing.
  • Unified Operations: Single platform team manages both VMs and Containers.
  • Infrastructure Density: Higher workload density on bare metal nodes.

Infrastructure Nodes are subscription-free OpenShift nodes dedicated to platform services like monitoring (Prometheus), logging, and Ingress Routers.

By using Taints and Tolerations to isolate these workloads, enterprises typically reduce subscription requirements by 20-40%. For every 3 Infra Nodes deployed, you save 3 subscription units while maintaining full cluster resilience.

These are fully managed OpenShift services integrating native cloud features.

ServicePlatformKey Integration
ROSAAWSNative AWS Billing & IAM
AROAzureAzure Active Directory (Entra ID)
RHOICIBM CloudIBM Cloud Satellite

Migration involves moving from OpenShift's native Security Context Constraints (SCC) to Kubernetes-native Pod Security Standards (PSS).

  • Audit: Run PSS in "Audit Mode" to detect violations without blocking workloads.
  • Map: Categorize workloads into PSS levels: Privileged, Baseline, or Restricted.
  • Enforce: Switch namespaces to PSS enforcement mode once SCC compatibility is verified.

The Cluster Version Operator (CVO) is the central controller managing the lifecycle and over-the-air (OTA) updates of your entire OpenShift cluster. It orchestrates rolling upgrades of all core components—from the control plane to node operating systems—ensuring zero-downtime updates.

CVO pulls update manifests from Red Hat's update service and coordinates the upgrade sequence across operators. It prevents configuration drift by ensuring the cluster always reflects the desired version state. This is why OpenShift clusters can be upgraded with a single command while maintaining production workloads.

OpenShift uses two primary licensing models depending on your infrastructure:

Socket Pair Model (Bare Metal & On-Premises)

  • 1 subscription unit = 2 physical CPU sockets
  • Covers up to 128 cores per socket pair
  • Ideal for high-density hardware (e.g., AMD EPYC, Intel Xeon)
  • No additional cost as you add cores within the 128-core limit

Core Pair Model (Virtual & Cloud Environments)

  • 1 subscription unit = 2 physical cores (or 4 vCPUs)
  • Used for VMs on VMware, KVM, or public cloud (AWS EC2, Azure VMs)
  • More granular licensing for virtualized workloads
  • Scales economically for smaller VM configurations

Cost Optimization Strategy: Use Infrastructure Nodes (free) for platform services and apply the Socket Pair Model to bare metal worker nodes for maximum cost efficiency. Reserve the Core Pair Model for cloud bursting scenarios.

Routes are OpenShift's native way to expose HTTP/HTTPS services, predating Kubernetes Ingress. They use the integrated HAProxy router for load balancing and provide enterprise-grade features out of the box:

  • Automatic TLS termination with Let's Encrypt or custom certificates
  • Path-based and host-based routing without external controllers
  • Blue-green and A/B testing using route weighting
  • Sticky sessions for stateful applications

Routes are simpler to configure than Ingress and require no third-party controllers. For OpenShift environments, Routes are the recommended approach for HTTP/HTTPS traffic.

Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (RHACM) provides centralized governance for OpenShift fleets across data centers and clouds. Key capabilities:

  • Application Lifecycle: Deploy applications across multiple clusters using GitOps subscriptions
  • Policy Enforcement: Define security and compliance policies once, enforce everywhere
  • Observability: Unified dashboard showing health metrics across all managed clusters
  • Disaster Recovery: Automate failover between regional clusters

RHACM is essential for organizations managing 5+ OpenShift clusters or operating multi-region hybrid cloud architectures. It reduces operational complexity by 60% through centralized control.

Ready to Modernize Your Infrastructure?

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What to expect from your assessment:

  • Current infrastructure analysis (no obligation)
  • OpenShift fit evaluation for your use cases
  • Projected ROI calculation & payback period
  • Customized migration roadmap overview
  • Q&A with certified OpenShift architect

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