OKE

OKE, managed Kubernetes without the platform team tax.

Oracle Kubernetes Engine gives you production Kubernetes on OCI without running the control plane yourself. We design the clusters, wire in networking and security, and set up the pipelines so your team ships instead of babysitting nodes.

Containers and shipping logistics
Overview

The short version.

OKE runs the Kubernetes control plane for you and integrates with OCI networking, identity, storage, and load balancing. That removes a lot of undifferentiated work, but a production cluster still needs good design around node pools, networking, security, and delivery.

We stand up clusters that scale cleanly, secure them properly, and connect them to CI and CD so deployments are routine. The result is a platform your developers trust and your operators are not woken up by.

Capabilities

What we do here.

Cluster design

Node pools, virtual node options, and autoscaling sized for your services and traffic patterns.

Networking and ingress

VCN native pod networking, ingress, and load balancing wired into OCI properly.

Security

Workload identity, image scanning, network policy, and least privilege baked into the cluster.

Delivery

CI and CD pipelines, Helm, and GitOps so deployments are repeatable and boring in the best way.

Comparison

How the options compare.

When OKE and its node options fit, against the wider container choices on OCI.

OptionBest forWatch out for
OKE managed nodesTeams wanting control over node configurationYou own node patching and scaling policy
OKE virtual nodesServerless style scaling without managing nodesSome workloads need managed node control
Container InstancesSimple single container workloadsNot a fit for orchestrated microservices
Self managed KubernetesEdge cases needing full control of the control planeYou carry the full operational burden
Kubernetes is easy to start and hard to run well. Good cluster design and delivery pipelines are what keep it boring.
Our approach

How we approach it.

  • Design node pools and autoscaling around real traffic.
  • Wire networking and ingress into OCI cleanly.
  • Bake security and least privilege into the cluster.
  • Automate delivery so deployments are routine.
  • Set resource limits so cluster cost stays sane.
40%
average OCI spend reduction after optimization
500+
OCI engagements delivered
24/7/365
managed monitoring and support
20+
years combined Oracle experience
Related

Where this connects.

Solution

DevOps & IaC

The pipelines and infrastructure as code behind the platform.

DevOps & IaC
Workload

App Modernization

Re platforming applications onto containers and OKE.

App Modernization
Case study

Logistics ยท OKE Platform

How an OKE platform scaled with peak volume and freed the team.

Read it

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