# Kubernetes & Container Platforms with ForgeOne Source: https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes Language: en Published: 2026-09-05 Updated: 2026-10-13 ForgeOne designs Kubernetes, OpenShift and OKD platforms with architecture, GitOps, identity, monitoring, backup, security and operations. ## Kubernetes & Container Platforms with ForgeOne Many teams use containers, but do not yet run a standardized platform. Applications are deployed differently, clusters are built manually, upgrades are risky and security, storage, ingress, DNS, certificates, observability and backup are not governed consistently. Platform & Kubernetes is the ForgeOne product and technology group for Kubernetes, container and enterprise platform environments. Red Hat OpenShift and OKD are the primary product pages; SUSE Rancher Prime and Argo CD remain in their product families and are only positioned here. ForgeOne designs Kubernetes platforms, Red Hat OpenShift, OKD, container platforms, platform engineering, GitOps, identity, monitoring, backup, security and Managed Kubernetes for enterprise environments. - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) - [OKD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/okd) ### Operate Kubernetes as a platform, not just install it Product/technology group ### Technology OpenShift, OKD, Kubernetes, Networking, Storage, Identity. ### Delivery GitOps, Argo CD, CI/CD, Policies, Developer Workflows. ### Operations Lifecycle, upgrades, monitoring, backup, security and support. ## Orientation ForgeOne combines strategy, platform technologies, operations, security and product families into a clear platform roadmap. ### Platform problems Why Kubernetes without a platform model becomes expensive and risky. - [Open](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#probleme) ### Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise application platform based on Kubernetes. - [Open](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#openshift) ### OKD Community distribution of Kubernetes with OpenShift adjacency. - [Open](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#okd) ## Typical platform problems The challenge rarely starts with Kubernetes itself, but with the missing standard for development, operations and governance. ### Inconsistent deployments Teams deploy applications with different patterns, tools and responsibilities. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#probleme) ### Unclear cluster lifecycle Installation, upgrades, extensions and operations are not repeatable enough. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#plattformmodelle) ### Inconsistent security and RBAC Roles, policies, secrets, images and access paths are not standardized. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#security-monitoring-backup) ### Missing platform components Storage, ingress, DNS, certificates, observability and backup emerge as isolated decisions. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#platform-stack) ### Dev and Ops are disconnected Development and operations use different processes instead of one shared platform model. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#gitops) ### Multiple clusters, no model Multiple clusters need to be operated, monitored, updated and secured consistently. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#leistungen) ## Kubernetes is not platform engineering Kubernetes is the orchestration base. A production platform emerges through components, processes, automation, governance and developer experience. ### Kubernetes Open-source orchestration for deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications. - [Understand](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#kubernetes-vs-platform-engineering) ### Container Platform Kubernetes plus standardized platform components such as networking, storage, identity, GitOps, observability, backup and security. - [Understand](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/platform-kubernetes#platform-stack) ### Platform Engineering Technical platform plus processes, automation, governance and developer experience for teams. - [View solution](https://forgeone.solutions/en/container-platform-engineering) ## Platform models ForgeOne evaluates platforms by infrastructure, support model, lifecycle, team capabilities, workload, governance and operating model. ### Red Hat OpenShift Integrated enterprise application platform based on Kubernetes with Red Hat lifecycle and enterprise packaging. - [OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) ### OKD Community distribution of Kubernetes for OpenShift-adjacent concepts with more operational responsibility. - [OKD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/okd) ### SUSE Rancher Prime Kubernetes management and platform operations in the SUSE context; remains part of the SUSE product family. - [View Rancher](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-rancher-prime) ## Red Hat OpenShift Red Hat OpenShift is the enterprise product page in this group: an enterprise application platform based on Kubernetes. ### Red Hat OpenShift Bring Kubernetes, operators, networking, storage integration, RBAC, security, registry, observability, developer workflows, GitOps integration and cluster lifecycle together deliberately. - [OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) ### Enterprise context Useful when commercial vendor support, a defined lifecycle and enterprise packaging are required. - [OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) ### ForgeOne delivery Assessment, architecture, cluster design, installation, migration, networking, storage, identity, GitOps, monitoring, backup, security, lifecycle and operations. - [OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) ## OKD OKD is the community distribution of Kubernetes and serves as the upstream code base on which Red Hat OpenShift Online and OpenShift Container Platform are built. ### OKD Relevant for organizations that want to operate open-source Kubernetes platforms with OpenShift-adjacent concepts. - [OKD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/okd) ### Community lifecycle OKD requires deliberate responsibility for operations, lifecycle, updates, testing and troubleshooting. - [OKD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/okd) ### Not simply free OpenShift OKD and OpenShift are related, but differ in packaging, lifecycle, support context and operational responsibility. - [OKD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/okd) ## Additional platform options Related products remain in their families and are only linked here as architecture options. ### SUSE Rancher Prime Kubernetes management and platform operations in the SUSE context, especially relevant for multi-cluster and existing SUSE strategies. - [View SUSE page](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-rancher-prime) ### SUSE Storage Storage can shape a platform decision, but remains part of the SUSE product family. - [View SUSE Storage](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-storage) ### SUSE Virtualization Position the compute and virtualization layer only where it fits the platform architecture. - [View SUSE Virtualization](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-virtualization) ## Platform Stack Production platforms consist of multiple layers. The concrete architecture depends on workload, team, risk and operating model. ### Compute / Virtualization Infrastructure and virtualization layer as the base for clusters and workloads. - [Position](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-virtualization) ### Kubernetes / OpenShift Orchestration and platform core for containerized applications. - [OpenShift](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/red-hat-openshift) ### Networking / Ingress Standardize ingress, DNS, certificates, policies and network paths. - [View planning](https://forgeone.solutions/en/solution-design-and-planning) ### Storage Plan persistent data, storage classes, performance and recovery requirements. - [View storage](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/suse-storage) ### Identity Integrate RBAC, IdP, Keycloak and organizational roles cleanly. - [Keycloak](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/keycloak) ### GitOps / Delivery Position Argo CD and GitOps as delivery integration, not as a platform duplicate. - [Argo CD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/argo-cd) ### Monitoring Make platform state, workloads, capacity and SLIs measurable. - [View monitoring](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/monitoring-observability) ### Backup / Recovery Consider cluster resources, configuration, persistent data and restore tests. - [View backup](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/backup-data-protection) ### Security Plan hardening, assessment and ongoing security telemetry separately, but connected. - [View assessment](https://forgeone.solutions/en/kubernetes-security-assessment) ## GitOps / Argo CD Argo CD remains part of Automation & GitOps. At platform level it is a delivery and operations integration. ### Argo CD Declarative Kubernetes deployments, GitOps processes and platform rollouts with clear ownership. - [Argo CD](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/argo-cd) ### Automation & GitOps The product group for Ansible, AAP, AWX, OpenTofu and Argo CD remains the owning area. - [View group](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/automation-gitops) ### Developer Experience GitOps becomes useful when processes, roles, repositories, environments and approvals are defined. - [View solution](https://forgeone.solutions/en/container-platform-engineering) ## What ForgeOne delivers ForgeOne connects selection, architecture, implementation, automation, operations, lifecycle and support. ### Assessment Assess existing clusters, processes, security, RBAC, storage, ingress, DNS, certificates, observability and backup. - [View assessment](https://forgeone.solutions/en/analysis-assessment) ### Architecture Plan platform model, cluster design, networking, storage, identity, GitOps, monitoring, backup and security. - [View design](https://forgeone.solutions/en/solution-design-and-planning) ### Implementation Install, migrate, integrate and document OpenShift, OKD and platform components in a controlled way. - [View implementation](https://forgeone.solutions/en/implementation-migration) ### Managed Kubernetes Operate clusters, platform components, lifecycle, monitoring, troubleshooting and support continuously. - [Managed Kubernetes](https://forgeone.solutions/en/managed-kubernetes) ### Co-managed operations Customer team owns applications and deployments; ForgeOne operates clusters, platform components, lifecycle and infrastructure. Scope is defined per customer. - [View operations](https://forgeone.solutions/en/co-managed-infrastructure) ### Kubernetes Security Assessment Point-in-time technical review of Kubernetes security, RBAC, configuration and platform risks. - [View assessment](https://forgeone.solutions/en/kubernetes-security-assessment) ## Security, monitoring and backup A platform remains stable only when adjacent product groups are integrated cleanly. ### Identity & Access Keycloak, RBAC and IdP integration for roles, access and governance. - [View identity](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/identity-access) ### Monitoring & Observability Zabbix and platform monitoring for state, availability, capacity and operations. - [View monitoring](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/monitoring-observability) ### Security Operations Wazuh and security telemetry as ongoing signals, separate from point-in-time assessment. - [View security](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/security-operations) ### Backup & Data Protection Anchor backup, recovery, restore tests and platform data in the operating model. - [View backup](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/backup-data-protection) ## Related IT solutions The architecture and problem intent remains on the solution pages. ### Container & Platform Engineering Problem, architecture and platform strategy for container and Kubernetes environments. - [View solution](https://forgeone.solutions/en/container-platform-engineering) ### Automation & GitOps GitOps, IaC and automation as platform integrations. - [View group](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/automation-gitops) ### Backup & Data Protection Recovery and restore tests as platform requirements. - [View group](https://forgeone.solutions/en/products/backup-data-protection) ## FAQ ### Is installing Kubernetes already platform engineering? No. Kubernetes is the orchestration base. Platform engineering also includes platform components, processes, automation, governance and developer experience. ### When does Red Hat OpenShift make sense? OpenShift makes sense when an integrated enterprise application platform with vendor support, lifecycle, enterprise packaging and a structured operating model is required. ### When does OKD make sense? OKD can make sense when an open-source Kubernetes platform with OpenShift-adjacent concepts should be operated and community lifecycle plus more operational responsibility are acceptable. ### Is SUSE Rancher Prime part of this product group? No. Rancher Prime remains part of the SUSE product family and is only linked here as an additional platform option. ### What role does Argo CD play? Argo CD remains part of Automation & GitOps. At platform level it is a GitOps and delivery integration. ## Recommended next step From the product group, the path leads into assessment, delivery or operations. ### Clarify current state Assess environment, risks, maturity and priorities. - [Start assessment](https://forgeone.solutions/en/analysis-assessment) ### Plan delivery Clarify architecture, migration, integration and operating model. - [Discuss migration](https://forgeone.solutions/en/implementation-migration) ### Validate security Review architecture, configuration and hardening at a point in time. - [View security assessment](https://forgeone.solutions/en/security-assessment-configuration-review) ## Operate Kubernetes as a platform Want to run Kubernetes not just as an installation, but as a standardized platform? ForgeOne supports selection, architecture, implementation, automation and operations of Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms. - [Discuss Kubernetes platform](https://forgeone.solutions/en/contact#book-appointment) - [Managed Kubernetes](https://forgeone.solutions/en/managed-kubernetes)