Enterprise Kubernetes with OpenShift (OKD)
Accelerate innovation with a fully managed container platform – dedicated with built-in security, productivity and compliance.
Dedicated Cluster
Fully managed OpenShift clusters for maximum efficiency and compliance
Safe Swiss Cloud delivers dedicated, fully managed OpenShift (OKD) clusters – the enterprise Kubernetes platform for companies that need developer productivity, security and regulatory compliance out of the box.
Unlike plain vanilla Kubernetes, OpenShift offers an enterprise-ready stack with lots of extras, like graphical user interface, management UI, image repository, monitoring, alerting, security, user management, networking, and updating mechanisms.
Safe Swiss Cloud’s Openshift (OKD) based offering …
- provides dedicated resources
- reduces complexity,
- speeds up onboarding,
- and ensures that teams can focus on building applications instead of managing infrastructure.
About OKD
OKD is the community distribution of Kubernetes optimized for continuous application development and multi-tenant deployment. OKD adds developer and operations-centric tools on top of Kubernetes to enable rapid application development, easy deployment and scaling, and long-term lifecycle maintenance for small and large teams.
Architecture overview
Modern enterprise workloads demand an architecture that is highly available, secure, and scalable by design. Safe Swiss Cloud delivers a fully managed OpenShift setup with enterprise-grade resilience and performance, so you can run critical workloads without compromise.
Dedicated multi-master control plane
Ensures high availability and resilience – your clusters remain operational even if a control plane node fails.
Persistent storage options (NFS / Cinder volumes)
Enterprise-grade storage backends for stateful applications and databases – fully managed and integrated.
Dedicated master and worker nodes
Performance isolation for your workloads – scale up or down as needed. Dedicated means what other tenants are doing, will not impact your performance.
Made for DevOps
Safe Swiss Cloud is very familiar with the requirements of developers and provides DevOps services and support.
Every Kubernetes cluster needs its own Kubernetes Managed Infrastructure (Control Plane) plus one or more worker nodes:
Kubernetes Management Infrastructure
At Safe Swiss Cloud, the management cluster (control plane) is implemented as a redundant setup with:
- 3 Master nodes
- A persistent storage server with block storage
- A deployer node
Available Kubernetes Master Node Sizes
| CPU | RAM (GB) | Local* Storage (GB) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 16 | 200 |
| 8 | 32 | 350 |
| 16 | 64 | 500 |
Safe Swiss Cloud takes care of the backups, maintenance and updates for the cluster. Backups are made of the ETCD, persistent storage as well as projects, users and the deployment setup.
Optional DevOps services are available, for customers who need additional help or resources for their software deployment automation.
The master nodes and persistent storage server can be resized as and when needed.
Kubernetes Worker Nodes
Worker nodes provide the computing resources for applications and the number of worker nodes depends on the expected application computing load.
Available Kubernetes Worker Node Sizes
| CPU | RAM (GB) | Local* Storage (GB) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 16 | 200 |
| 4 | 24 | 200 |
| 4 | 32 | 200 |
| 4 | 48 | 200 |
| 8 | 16 | 350 |
| 8 | 24 | 350 |
| 8 | 32 | 350 |
| 8 | 48 | 350 |
| 16 | 32 | 500 |
| 16 | 48 | 500 |
| 16 | 64 | 500 |
| 16 | 96 | 500 |
*Local storage is ephemeral and may not survive a reboot. Use Safe Swiss Cloud’s built-in Persistent Storage to make data persistent.
Service Description
Choosing the right Kubernetes platform is more than a technical decision – it’s about speed, security, and long-term reliability. OpenShift with Safe Swiss Cloud combines enterprise features with Swiss-grade hosting and hands-on support, ensuring your DevOps teams can focus on delivering value instead of managing infrastructure.
Dedicated Master Nodes for maximum performance. Available in various sizes.
Dedicated Worker Nodes for maximum performance. Available in various sizes.
Reliable and High Performance: multiple redundant, high performance infrastructure
Enterprise-ready: Full user/admin GUI, monitoring, alerting, 2FA, RBAC, built-in registry.
Developer productivity: Integrated CI/CD pipelines, source-to-image builds, web console for fast onboarding
Cloud Native Development: Ideal for hosting software as a service (SaaS). Fully managed by Safe Swiss Cloud.
Persistent Storage: Dynamic claims management as a standard. Runs on 100% redundant SSD block storage.
100% redundant, SSD block storage: For reliability and performance. This applies to persistent and local (ephemeral) storage.
Compliance & Security: Enterprise firewall option, audit logging, enforced policies, ISO-certified hosting.
Swiss hosting: ISO-certified data centers, full data sovereignty
7×24 Support: You need help? Reach a Safe Swiss Cloud engineer and get technical help anytime.
Flexible access: Use the powerful OpenShift GUI, Kubernetes APIs, or the command line.
Fully managed 24/7: Continuous monitoring, patching, and upgrades handled by Safe Swiss Cloud engineers – reducing operational overhead for your DevOps teams.
Integrated networking and service mesh (optional): Simplified service-to-service communication, observability, and traffic management
Customers & Use Cases
Every organization has unique challenges when adopting containers – from regulatory compliance to onboarding teams and modernizing applications. OpenShift with Safe Swiss Cloud provides the flexibility to address these needs, offering a proven foundation for secure, scalable, and efficient DevOps at scale.
Full platform control with dedicated Clusters
A dedicated cluster gives your teams cluster-admin rights and full control over cluster-wide configuration — access that shared, multi-tenant platforms cannot offer, because permissions end at the namespace boundary.
For Regulated Industries: finance, healthcare, government
Meet compliance requirements with built-in auditing, policies, and secure hosting in Swiss/EU data centers.
Secure DevOps pipelines
From source code to production: integrated CI/CD, policy enforcement, and automated security checks make OpenShift the ideal backbone for modern DevOps.
Multi-team collaboration
Role-based access control and namespaces allow large enterprises to securely share a cluster across departments and projects.
Enterprises modernizing legacy apps
Run traditional workloads alongside containerized microservices – accelerate digital transformation without disrupting operations.
Teams needing fast onboarding without Kubernetes expertise
Developers can start deploying within hours thanks to OpenShift’s self-service GUI, built-in CI/CD, and opinionated defaults.
Pricing
Kubernetes Cloud Resources
| Name | Units | Product ID | Monthly Price CHF / EUR (“On Demand”) | Monthly Price CHF / EUR (“1 year commit”) | Monthly Price CHF / EUR (“3 year commit”) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubernetes Redundant Management Cluster with 3 Master nodes (4CPU, 16GB RAM, 200GB local storage), 1 NFS node (for persistent storage), 1 deployer node | Number / month | k3s.mgmt-*-4-16-200 | 660.- | 620.- | 540.- |
| Kubernetes Large Redundant Management Cluster with 3 Master nodes (8CPU, 32GB RAM, 350GB local storage), 1 NFS node (for persistent storage), 1 deployer node | Number / month | k3s.mgmt-*-8-32-350 | 1050.- | 980.- | 830.- |
| Kubernetes Extra Large Redundant Management Cluster including 3 Master nodes (16CPU, 64GB RAM, 500GB local storage), 1 NFS node (for persistent storage), 1 deployer node | Number / month | k3s.mgmt-*-16-64-500 | 2310.- | 2170.- | 1910.- |
| Worker Node 4-16-200: 4 CPUs, 16 GB RAM and 200 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-4-16-200 | 192.- | 182.- | 162.- |
| Worker Node 4-24-200: 4 CPUs, 24 GB RAM and 200 GB local storage (ephemeral) | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-4-24-200 | 236.- | 222.- | 193.- |
| Worker Node 4-32-200: 4 CPUs, 32 GB RAM and 200 GB local storage (ephemeral) | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-4-32-200 | 280.- | 261.- | 223.- |
| Worker Node 4-48-200: 4 CPUs, 48 GB RAM and 200 GB local storage (ephemeral) | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-4-48-200 | 368.- | 341.- | 285.- |
| Worker Node 8-16-350: 8 CPUs, 16 GB RAM and 350 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-8-16-350 | 221.- | 210.- | 187.- |
| Worker Node 8-24-350: 8 CPUs, 24 GB RAM and 350 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-8-24-350 | 265.- | 249.- | 217.- |
| Worker Node 8-32-350: 8 CPUs, 32 GB RAM and 350 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-8-32-350 | 309.- | 289.- | 248.- |
| Worker Node 8-16-350: 8 CPUs, 48 GB RAM and 350 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-8-48-350 | 397.- | 368.- | 310.- |
| Worker Node 16-32-500: 16 CPUs, 32 GB RAM and 500 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-16-32-500 | 352.- | 329.- | 283.- |
| Worker Node 16-48-500: 16 CPUs, 48 GB RAM and 500 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-16-48-500 | 440.- | 408.- | 344.- |
| Worker Node 16-64-500: 16 CPUs, 64 GB RAM and 500 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-16-64-500 | 528.- | 488.- | 406.- |
| Worker Node 16-96-500: 16 CPUs, 96 GB RAM and 500 GB local storage | Number / month | k3s.wrkr-*-16-96-500 | 704.- | 646.- | 529.- |
| Clustered SSD persistent storage volumes: 3500 IOPS | GB / month | k3s.ssd-pers-3500 | 0.10 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Clustered SSD persistent storage volumes: higher IOPS | GB/month | k3s.ssd-pers-* | On request | ||
| Dedicated IP Address | Number / month | k2s.ded-pub-ip | 11.- | n.a. | n.a. |
| Kubernetes Internet traffic: up to 5TB per month included (fair usage policy applies) | GB / month | k3s.Internet-allowance | 0.00 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Kubernetes Internet traffic in excess of free allowance | GB / month | k3s.internet-traffic | 0.04 | n.a. | n.a |
| Object storage dual data center for backups, archival etc. | GB / month | s2s.obj-stor | 0.05 | n.a. | n.a. |
Pricing for Support Services
Use Safe Swiss Cloud’s flexible support packages to complement your managed Kubernetes offering. It provides access to competent engineers who can help you navigate through the Kubernetes and OpenShift features, troubleshoot issues and answer your questions.
Monthly Support Packages
| Monthly Support Packages | Included Hours (per month) | Expiration of support hours | Price/month CHF/EUR | Contract Duration (months) | Billing | Product ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Support 2 | 2 | Monthly | 290 | 1 | Monthly | pro2.support-2 |
| Monthly Support 5 | 5 | Monthly | 725 | 1 | Monthly | pro2.support-5 |
| Monthly Support 10 | 10 | Monthly | 1’400 | 1 | Monthly | pro2.support-10 |
| Monthly Support 15 | 15 | Monthly | 2’100 | 1 | Monthly | pro2.support-15 |
Annual Support Packages
| Annual Support Packages | Included Hours (over 12 months) | Expiration of support hours | Price/month CHF/EUR | Contract Duration (months) | Billing | Product ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Support 10 | 10 | Yearly | 130 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-10-annual |
| Annual Support 25 | 25 | Yearly | 330 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-25-annual |
| Annual Support 50 | 50 | Yearly | 650 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-50-annual |
| Annual Support 100 | 100 | Yearly | 1’250 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-100-annual |
| Annual Support 200 | 200 | Yearly | 2’420 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-200-annual |
| Annual Support 300 | 300 | Yearly | 3’500 | 12 | Monthly | pro2.support-300-annual |
Get your briefing
Your teams deserve a platform that accelerates innovation without adding operational burden. With OpenShift on Safe Swiss Cloud, you gain enterprise Kubernetes as a service – fully managed, compliant, and ready to scale.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Important questions and answers about our Kubernetes Cloud.
Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating container-based applications. It was developed by Google and is now a part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Kubernetes can be deployed on a variety of cloud computing platforms, including Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and several others.
The need for Kubernetes arises from the increasing use of containers in developing and deploying applications. Containers are an efficient and consistent way to deploy applications across different environments. Kubernetes makes it easier to manage containers and automate deployment processes. With Kubernetes, developers and IT teams can deploy applications quickly, efficiently, and reliably, regardless of the underlying infrastructure.
Kubernetes can be used in various ways, including deploying applications in the cloud, scaling applications, managing container orchestration, load balancing, monitoring, and recovering applications.
The benefits of Kubernetes in application development are numerous. It facilitates scaling of applications, allocation of resources, and automatic recovery of applications in case of failures. Kubernetes also offers a high degree of flexibility and portability, allowing applications to be deployed seamlessly across different infrastructures. Moreover, it can improve collaboration between developers and IT teams by providing standardized workflows and automated processes.
Overall, Kubernetes can help developers and IT teams develop and deploy faster and more efficient applications that seamlessly function in different environments. It is a powerful platform that enables automation of complex tasks and improves scalability of applications.
Yes.
Safe Swiss Cloud’s Kubernetes offering is based on dedicated computing resources for each cluster. These resources are not shared with any other customers.
This means the best possible performance and the ability to configure the cluster based on your requirements. Since you are the only one using it, you can for example choose exactly which operators to install.
The control plane always uses 3 master nodes to ensure redundancy for the management infrastructure.
The persistent storage is based on 100% SSD storage and is managed in CEPH cluster where your data is stored multiple times across multiple physical SSDs. This ensures that a defect in an individual SSD will not lead to neither data loss nor an interruption in data access.
Yes.
Persistent storage is part of our standard offering and allows for the dynamic allocation and release of persistent storage claims.
All storage volumes at Safe Swiss Cloud are provisioned on redundant data storage clusters (SAN), providing the following types of redundancy:
Redundant storage media: if an SSD has a defect, customers will not notice anything and processing will continue as normal. Safe Swiss Cloud will replace the defective storage device in the background without downtime.
Redundant storage node: if a storage node has a defect, customers will not notice anything and processing will continue as normal. Safe Swiss Cloud will replace the defective storage device in the background without downtime.
The use of 100% clustered block storage based on SSDs ensures maximum reliability, uptime and performance.
Yes.
Customers get access to a WebGUI based on the OKD distribution of Kubernetes which provides a superb dashboard as well as management functions for your containers and projects.
Customers can also access their Kubernetes projects via the command line (CLI) utilities like kubectl, oc and odo.
Yes, all our clouds offer software defined networking (SDN).
This allows you to create your own networks and rules of access to each network and between them.
