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Kubernetes Consulting & Support

Kubernetes & Container Consulting for Enterprises

AceMQ has deployed Kubernetes clusters for 130+ enterprise customers across 26 countries, delivering a 40% infrastructure cost reduction and 70% deployment speed improvement for one global manufacturer. Our senior engineers handle cluster design, day-2 operations, and messaging operators on Kubernetes.

Without a platform rebuild or a forced move onto a managed Kubernetes service

11+ Senior SMEs<15min Emergency SLA130+ Customers26+ Countries Served

AceMQ is trusted by global brands Including

The Problem

Why teams call us about Kubernetes & Container

Pods are evicted at random because requests and limits were copied between services and never sized
Rolling deployments hang on readiness probes that pass in staging and time out in production
The cluster is two minor versions behind and deprecated APIs are blocking the upgrade
Stateful workloads lose data on node drain because the storage class and reclaim policy were never checked
Ingress and DNS resolution fail intermittently and the blame moves between the CNI, kube-proxy and the load balancer
Namespaces have no resource quotas, so one noisy team can starve every other workload on the cluster
Node autoscaling adds capacity faster than it removes it, and the monthly cloud bill reflects that
The platform team that built the cluster has moved on and nobody will touch the Helm charts
Our Services

Kubernetes & Container Consulting & Support

Every engagement is staffed by a senior Kubernetes & Container engineer — no juniors, no ticket queues.

01

Container Strategy & Architecture

We design containerization strategies around your team's maturity, compliance requirements, and platform goals — not generic templates. Every engagement starts with an honest assessment of what should and shouldn't be containerized.

  • Containerization assessment, roadmap, and phased migration planning
  • Docker image optimization, multi-stage build design, and base image security hardening
  • Private registry setup: ECR, GCR, Harbor, and Artifactory
  • Container runtime selection and configuration: containerd, Docker, CRI-O
02

Kubernetes Deployment & Operations

We deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters with the right RBAC policies, operators, and observability in place from day one. Our CKA/CKAD-certified engineers manage clusters across EKS, GKE, AKS, and on-premises vSphere.

  • EKS, GKE, AKS, and self-managed cluster deployment and version upgrade management
  • Helm chart development and GitOps workflows with ArgoCD and Flux
  • RBAC, network policy, and pod security standards for multi-tenant clusters
  • Ingress controller, persistent volume, and storage class configuration
03

Kubernetes CI/CD & DevOps Integration

We integrate container deployments into your existing CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release velocity while maintaining rollback safety. Our engineers design progressive delivery patterns that fit your team's workflow.

  • GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins pipeline design for containerized workloads
  • Blue/green and canary deployments with Flagger and Argo Rollouts
  • Container image scanning gates and secret management via Vault or AWS Secrets Manager
  • Progressive delivery with full audit trail and automated rollback capability
04

OpenShift & Enterprise Kubernetes

We install, configure, and operate Red Hat OpenShift clusters — including OCP on-premises, ARO, ROSA, and IBM Cloud OpenShift. We also support migrations from vanilla Kubernetes to OpenShift.

  • OCP installation, cluster configuration, and ROSA/ARO provisioning
  • OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton) and GitOps with ArgoCD setup
  • RBAC, Security Context Constraints, and multi-tenancy design
  • Operator Lifecycle Manager and OperatorHub catalog management
05

Service Mesh & Messaging Operators

We implement Istio and Linkerd service meshes and deploy stateful messaging operators — RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Redis — at production scale on Kubernetes. Most Kubernetes engineers don't understand stateful messaging workloads; we do.

  • Istio and Linkerd installation with mTLS enforcement and traffic management
  • RabbitMQ Cluster Operator and Strimzi Kafka Operator deployment and configuration
  • Redis Operator setup with persistent volume and anti-affinity constraints
  • KEDA-driven autoscaling and service mesh observability with Kiali and Jaeger
How It Works

What actually happens next

11–2 weeks

Cluster assessment

We review node pools, workload requests and limits, storage classes, network policy, ingress and RBAC against what your workloads actually need — and identify the deprecated APIs standing between you and the next upgrade.

2Within a week

Written findings and plan

Prioritised findings covering cluster topology, workload sizing and upgrade path, written so your platform team and your budget holder can both act on the same document.

3Scoped per engagement

Implementation alongside your team

We make the manifest, Helm and operator changes with your engineers rather than around them, staged namespace by namespace so each step can be rolled back.

4Ongoing

Handover and optional cover

Runbooks for node failure, upgrade and rollback specific to your cluster layout, plus 24/7 support with a 15-minute emergency SLA if you want it.

A senior engineer, not an SDR. No sales sequence attached.
Customer Success

Real Kubernetes & Container Results

See how enterprises trust AceMQ for their most critical Kubernetes & Container workloads.

All use cases
🏭Consulting

Real-Time Manufacturing Data Ingestion Modernization

Global Automotive Manufacturer

Replacing fragile SQL-trigger-based ingestion with a reliable event-driven architecture for plant-floor data movement and low-latency operations.

RabbitMQMQTTKafka+2
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✈️Assessment

Stabilizing RabbitMQ on Kubernetes for Mission-Critical Airport Systems

Global Aviation Technology Provider

Troubleshooting cluster failover, partition handling, and quorum queue issues in a high-stakes aviation operational environment.

RabbitMQKubernetesQuorum Queues+2
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☁️Managed Services

Managed RabbitMQ Platform Modernization

Fortune 500 Software Company

Migration to supported RabbitMQ versions with managed services, standardization, compliance posture, and Tanzu commercial licensing.

RabbitMQTanzu RabbitMQAWS+2
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📡Remediation

RabbitMQ Performance Remediation for Telecom-Scale IoT

Global Telecom Leader

Resolving weekly RabbitMQ crashes, optimizing for 300,000+ connected devices, and architecting horizontal scaling strategy.

RabbitMQKubernetesQuorum Queues+2
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🔒Consulting

RabbitMQ Cluster Remediation and Windows-to-Linux Migration

Global Physical Security Company

Resolving leader election bugs and planning migration from Windows to Linux for a physical security platform.

RabbitMQWindowsLinux+1
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🌐Consulting

RabbitMQ Kubernetes Stabilization

Smart Home Security Platform

Hardening RabbitMQ in Kubernetes environments with StatefulSet tuning, quorum queue optimization, storage isolation, and memory/network configuration.

RabbitMQKubernetes
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☁️CVE Patching

Enterprise-Wide RabbitMQ CVE Patching and Compliance Strategy

Enterprise IT Management Company

Implementing a comprehensive CVE patching and compliance strategy across 10,000+ RabbitMQ deployments running end-of-life versions, with real-time vulnerability monitoring and phased upgrade planning.

RabbitMQKubernetesLinux
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🏥Consulting

Replacing Kafka with Debezium + RabbitMQ for Change Data Capture

American National Insurance

American National Insurance replaced a Kafka-based CDC pipeline with a standalone Debezium + RabbitMQ architecture, simplifying operations while maintaining SQL Server change capture with improved message routing flexibility.

KafkaRabbitMQDebezium+1
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24/7 Support

Kubernetes & Container Support When It Matters Most

Direct access to senior engineers — 15-minute emergency response, no ticket routing, no junior triage.

15 min

Emergency

1 hour

Critical

4 hours

High

Next Day

Standard

How Our Support Actually Works

Beyond SLAs — the model behind senior-only, zero-cold-start expert access.

Named Engineers on Your Account

Every ticket is handled by a senior SME assigned to your account — not a pool of anonymous agents. Zero cold-start. No re-explaining your environment.

Live Escalation on Any Ticket

Any ticket can be escalated to a live session with your named engineer via calendar booking. No gatekeeping, no approval required — direct access, always.

Proactive Risk Mitigation

Quarterly health checks on your deployment plus shared intelligence from 50+ support customers — we surface risks before they reach production.

Critical Bug & CVE Intelligence

Proactive alerts on critical bugs and CVEs affecting your exact version, with version compliance monitoring so you're never caught off guard.

Licensing & Security Edge

Dedicated support for vendor license negotiations and compliance audits, plus bi-annual security reviews focused on your specific deployment.

Direct Product Roadmap Access

As the only vendor directly connected to the core engineering teams, AceMQ delivers exclusive early insights, strategic upgrade planning, and curated release summaries — tailored to your environment.

49+ Platforms Supported

We Support Your Entire Tech Stack

Kubernetes & Container rarely fails in isolation. AceMQ covers the full surrounding infrastructure — so one team owns the whole path instead of pointing at each other.

Message Brokers & Event Streaming

RabbitMQApache KafkaActiveMQIBM MQAmazon SQSAzure Service BusGoogle Pub/SubRedpandaApache Pulsar

Databases & Caching

RedisMongoDBPostgreSQLMySQLApache CassandraMemcached

Search & Analytics

ElasticsearchOpenSearchELK StackClickHouseApache Druid

Lakehouse & Compute

DatabricksSnowflakeStarburstApache SparkApache HadoopApache Flink

Observability & Monitoring

PrometheusGrafanaDatadogNew RelicSplunk

Data Integration & Orchestration

Apache AirflowApache NiFiAirbytePentaho

Cloud & Containers

KubernetesDockerAWS LambdaAzure Functions

API Management & Integration

KongApigeeMuleSoftWSO2

VMware Tanzu

Tanzu RabbitMQGreenPlumGemFireSpringValkeyPostgres
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Why AceMQ

The engineer model
that actually holds.

No junior triage, no ticket queues, no offshore routing — direct access to the named engineer who knows your environment.

11+

Senior SMEs

<15min

Emergency SLA

130+

Customers

26+

Countries Served

CKA/CKAD-Certified Engineers

Our team includes Certified Kubernetes Administrators and Application Developers with proven production results — including a 40% infrastructure cost reduction and 70% faster deployments for an enterprise manufacturer.

Messaging Operator Expertise

Most Kubernetes consultants don't know stateful workloads. We deploy RabbitMQ, Kafka, and Redis operators with the right anti-affinity, pod disruption budgets, and rolling upgrade logic from day one.

Security-First by Default

Network policies, pod security standards, image signing with Cosign, and admission controllers (Kyverno or OPA/Gatekeeper) are built into every engagement — not retrofitted after an audit.

Multi-Distribution Coverage

We work across EKS, GKE, AKS, OpenShift (OCP, ARO, ROSA), Rancher, and on-premises vSphere. Your architecture won't be locked to a single cloud provider.

FAQs

Kubernetes & Container Questions Answered

Common questions about Kubernetes & Container consulting, support, and migrations.

Our Kubernetes consulting covers cluster architecture, containerization strategy, CI/CD integration, security hardening, and messaging operator deployment. We also provide ongoing Kubernetes support for day-2 operations — monitoring, upgrades, scaling, and incident response — so your team has expert coverage at every stage.

Yes. We assess your existing applications, identify containerization candidates, and create a phased migration plan. We handle everything from Dockerfile creation to Kubernetes deployment — and we'll tell you honestly if something shouldn't be containerized yet.

Absolutely — and this is a specialty. The RabbitMQ Cluster Operator and Strimzi Kafka Operator have nuances around persistent storage, anti-affinity, pod disruption budgets, and rolling upgrades that require messaging expertise alongside Kubernetes expertise. We bring both.

We work with EKS, GKE, AKS, Rancher, OpenShift (OCP, ARO, ROSA), and self-managed clusters on vSphere or bare metal. We also support managed distributions like Bottlerocket and Flatcar Container Linux.

Yes — OpenShift is a core specialty. We handle OCP on-premises installation, ARO and ROSA provisioning, OpenShift Pipelines (Tekton), GitOps with ArgoCD, RBAC and Security Context Constraints, and Operator Lifecycle Manager configuration. We also support migrations from vanilla Kubernetes to OpenShift.

Yes. Right-sizing workloads, implementing Vertical Pod Autoscaler, configuring Cluster Autoscaler, and using Spot/Preemptible instances are all areas where we commonly find 30–60% cost reductions for clients.

Still have questions about Kubernetes & Container?

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Start Building Container Infrastructure That Scales.

AceMQ's senior engineers handle cluster design, day-2 operations, and messaging operators on Kubernetes — from initial architecture through production SLAs. Tell us about your environment and get a scoped engagement plan within 24 hours.

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Talk to a Kubernetes & Container Expert

Send us a message and we'll follow up within one business day — or book a free 30-min consultation directly.

305-204-2607
info@acemq.com
66 W. Flagler St. 9th Floor
Miami, FL 33130

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