DevOps and Kubernetes Consulting
Reliable releases and infrastructure you can reason about.
We provide DevOps and Kubernetes consulting: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, containerisation, Kubernetes where it earns its keep, observability, backup and recovery, and cloud cost control.
- CI/CD
- Infrastructure as code
- Observability
Free 30-minute call with a senior specialist. Reply within one business day. Based in Jaipur, working with businesses across India.
- Discovery callFree 30 minutes with a senior specialist
- Scoped first phaseWritten scope, timeline and fixed price
- Build with weekly demosWorking software you can see every week
- Launch and supportGo-live with your team ready, then ongoing support
What is DevOps and Kubernetes consulting?
DevOps consulting designs the pipelines, infrastructure and monitoring that let software teams release safely and often. Kubernetes consulting adds container orchestration for workloads that need it. Stack18 sets up CI/CD, infrastructure as code and observability, and recommends simpler hosting where Kubernetes is not justified.
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| What it covers | CI/CD pipelines; Infrastructure as code; Containers and Kubernetes; Observability; Reliability and cost. |
|---|---|
| Typical first step | Discovery Sprint: 2 weeks; fixed price. |
| Custom build | Fixed-scope first release: agreed in discovery; fixed price after discovery. |
| Long-term option | Transformation Pod: 12–36 months; annual contract. |
| Measured by | Deployment frequency; Change failure rate; Time to restore; Lead time for changes. Each against an agreed baseline. |
| Governance | Human approval at 5 governance gates before anything reaches production. NDA available on request. |
| Delivery team | Based in Jaipur, India. A senior specialist replies within one business day. |
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DevOps and Kubernetes Consulting, end to end.
Each capability is delivered by the same team on the Agentic SDLC, with your approval at every critical step.
CI/CD pipelines
Build, test and deploy automation with environment promotion and rollback makes releases automated and repeatable.
- Build, test and deploy automation
- Environment promotion
- Rollback
Infrastructure as code
Terraform or equivalent, environment parity and change review make environments reproducible.
- Terraform or equivalent
- Environment parity
- Change review
Containers and Kubernetes
Containerisation, cluster design and security and autoscaling are used where Kubernetes truly fits.
- Containerisation
- Cluster design and security
- Autoscaling
Observability
Logs, metrics and traces with alerting, on-call and dashboards help you see problems early.
- Logs, metrics and traces
- Alerting and on-call
- Dashboards
Reliability and cost
Backup and recovery, capacity planning and a cloud cost review make the platform resilient and affordable.
- Backup and recovery
- Capacity planning
- Cloud cost review
A typical engagement, step by step.
Senior people lead every phase. Specialised AI agents on the Agentic SDLC handle the repetitive work, and nothing ships without your approval.
Discovery
We map today's process, systems and data for CI/CD pipelines; infrastructure as code; and containers and Kubernetes, talk to the people who run it and agree the baseline for deployment frequency and change failure rate so progress is measured from week one.
Design
We design the flows, roles, approvals and integrations for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code, and review a clickable prototype with the people who will use it before anything is built.
Build in weekly demos
We build in weekly demos, starting with CI/CD pipelines, then infrastructure as code and containers and Kubernetes. Each release is tested on your own data and passes a human approval gate before the next begins.
Launch and support
We migrate data, train your team and support go-live. After 30 days we review deployment frequency, change failure rate and time to restore against the baseline and agree what to extend next.
Start small. Scale when it works.
Every engagement begins with a short, fixed-price step so you can judge the fit before committing further. See pricing.
Discovery Sprint
Teams deciding which of CI/CD pipelines; infrastructure as code; and containers and Kubernetes to build first, and what it should cost.
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Pricing
- Fixed price
- Scoped plan and timeline
- Team and fixed price
- Process map or prototype
Fixed-scope first release
Teams that know the outcome they need from DevOps and Kubernetes consulting and want a fixed-scope first release.
- Duration
- Agreed in discovery
- Pricing
- Fixed price after discovery
- Written scope and acceptance criteria
- Weekly demos
- Handover with documentation
Transformation Pod
Organisations running DevOps and Kubernetes consulting across several teams, sites or systems over years.
- Duration
- 12–36 months
- Pricing
- Annual contract
- Dedicated cross-functional team
- Quarterly business reviews
- One accountable partner
What we have shipped, and what a typical engagement looks like.
Delivered projects link to the full case study. Illustrative scenarios describe typical engagements and are not named client results.
SaaS company with manual deployments
- Challenge
- Risky releases; no monitoring.
- What we do
- CI/CD, infrastructure as code and alerting.
- We would measure
- deployment frequency, change failure rate and time to restore, against a baseline agreed in week one.
Scoped in a 2-week sprint
Free delivery infrastructure review
Tell us where delivery infrastructure hurts most. We map what to fix first, whether ready-made or custom fits, and a realistic first step.
- Where to start and why
- Ready-made vs custom view
- Indicative timeline
We agree targets before we start.
Every engagement has a baseline and a target on the measures that matter to you, reported at every read-out.
DevOps and Kubernetes Consulting questions.
Do we need Kubernetes?
Often not. We recommend simpler options for small workloads and say so.
Which clouds do you support?
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Indian cloud providers. Response times and scope are written into the support agreement, so you know who to call and how fast they will answer.
Can you take over our infrastructure?
Yes. We audit it, document it and improve it in phases.
Do you provide 24x7 support?
We can set up on-call and support under agreed terms. Scope is defined in discovery. Response times and scope are written into the support agreement, so you know who to call and how fast they will answer.
How do we start?
With a two-week review ending in a fixed-price improvement plan. The first step is a free 30-minute call with a senior specialist, followed by a fixed-price Discovery Sprint that settles scope, plan and cost.
How much does DevOps and Kubernetes consulting cost?
Every engagement starts with a fixed-price Discovery Sprint that produces scope, a plan and a quote. Custom work is quoted at a fixed price once the scope is clear. Changes are agreed in writing before they are built, so the price you approve is the price you pay.
How do you measure success for DevOps and Kubernetes consulting?
In week one we agree a baseline for deployment frequency, change failure rate and time to restore. We report them at every weekly demo and review them against the baseline 30 days after go-live, so results are measured rather than assumed.
What should we prepare before the first call?
Bring a short description of how DevOps and Kubernetes consulting works today, examples of the documents or screens your team uses, and the three numbers that matter most to you. A senior specialist will use them to outline a first step and a fixed price.
Guides, comparisons and proof.
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Tell us where you are and where you want to be. A senior specialist will reply within one business day with next steps.
- Free 30-minute consultation
- Indicative estimate after the call
- NDA available on request