OpenShift expertise – from Switzerland

VSHN offers fully managed OpenShift operations, consulting, architecture design, implementation, training, and support for Red Hat OpenShift. We take care of the platform operations for a fixed monthly fee with 24/7 support and an SLA up to 99.99%. Whether you are evaluating OpenShift for the first time or running it in production on cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, Google Cloud, or your own private cloud and on-premises infrastructure, we bring hands-on experience to accelerate your project.

Red Hat OpenShift is an enterprise Kubernetes platform that adds developer tooling, built-in CI/CD pipelines, service mesh, serverless capabilities, and a comprehensive operator ecosystem on top of Kubernetes. It is available as OpenShift Container Platform with the full feature set or as OpenShift Kubernetes Engine for organisations that need a leaner, open-source-focused distribution. VSHN helps you choose the right edition and deploy it on the infrastructure that fits your requirements.

VSHN is a Red Hat Premier Certified Cloud & Service Provider (CCSP) and Switzerland's first Kubernetes Certified Service Provider. We have been running managed OpenShift backing APPUiO.ch since January 2016 – a decade of production experience. We offer managed OpenShift on both public and private cloud with 24/7 support, an SLA up to 99.99%, and a fixed monthly fee. We have operated clusters on cloudscale.ch, Exoscale, Google Cloud, AWS, and on-premises infrastructure.

VSHN deploys OpenShift on Swiss cloud providers including cloudscale.ch and Exoscale, both of which operate data centres exclusively in Switzerland. We also support Google Cloud, AWS, and private cloud or on-premises environments. Swiss cloud providers are the recommended choice for organisations with data residency or compliance requirements. Your infrastructure preferences are documented in the engagement scope before any work begins.

Yes — this is a key differentiator of Managed OpenShift. The VSHN Application Catalog provides managed PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, Keycloak, MinIO, Kafka, and more running directly inside your OpenShift cluster. Your data never leaves your environment, which eliminates external network dependencies and satisfies strict data residency requirements. VSHN operates these services with the same 24/7 coverage as the cluster itself. You can also use custom application operations support for your own software.

VSHN includes K8up, an open-source Kubernetes backup operator, on every OpenShift cluster. K8up performs automated encrypted backups of application data, persistent volumes, and cluster state to off-site storage. We help you design a backup strategy that covers retention policies, disaster recovery procedures, and compliance requirements. etcd backups protect against cluster-level data corruption and are configured as part of every deployment.

Yes. VSHN works with specialist training partners to deliver hands-on OpenShift training for platform engineers and development teams. Training covers OpenShift architecture, cluster operations, GitOps workflows with Argo CD, operator development, security hardening, and day-two operations. Sessions can be delivered on-site in Switzerland or remotely, tailored to your team's experience level and your specific infrastructure.

Yes. Migrating from vanilla Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or traditional VM-based deployments to OpenShift is one of our core competencies. We assess your existing workloads, design a migration strategy, build the target OpenShift environment, and execute the migration with minimal downtime. OpenShift supports running VMs alongside containers via OpenShift Virtualization, so you can modernise at your own pace — from lift-and-shift to full cloud-native refactoring.

OpenShift includes built-in security features such as role-based access control, Security Context Constraints, network policies, and container image scanning. VSHN configures these security controls as part of every cluster deployment and maintains them through automated GitOps pipelines. For organisations with DevSecOps requirements, we integrate security into the software delivery pipeline from build to production — automated vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and audit logging. Combined with Swiss data residency on cloudscale.ch or Exoscale, this meets FINMA, GDPR, and ISO 27001 compliance requirements.

Contact us using the form below. Describe your project – whether it is an architecture review, a proof of concept, a production deployment, or ongoing operations. We provide a written scope and CHF cost estimate within one business day. There is no commitment at the scoping stage. Engagements typically start within one to two weeks of agreement.