PILLAR 1 · PLATFORM · FULLY MANAGED PLATFORM ENGINEERING SERVICES
Platforms engineered for success
Stop managing infrastructure. Empower your developers with an enterprise-grade platform that scales rapidly, securely, and reliably. Select your Kubernetes environment, choose your deployment location, and our dedicated cloud-native engineers will build, manage, and evolve your platform 24/7.
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A unified approach to cloud native success
LSD Open bridges the gap between keeping the lights on and accelerating developer velocity. Our services deliver a rock-solid managed infrastructure combined with embedded platform engineering enablement.
TWO LAYERS, ONE SERVICE
1Git commit
2Pipeline
3Ansible
4Cluster
Legacy infrastructure
Legacy VMsLegacy appsIdle capacity→
Cloud native, secured
ModernisedMigrated securelyFinOps optimisedCloud cost allocation
LSD Open
LSD
Shadowing, runbooks
→
Your team
You
Independence
node 1patched
node 2patched
node 3patched
node 4patched
✓Vulnerability remediation
✓Security hardening
✓RBAC
✓Network policies
✓Compliance posture maintained
L1First response, triage
L2Deeper troubleshooting
L3Root-cause analysis and fix
Platform Engineering & Enablement
We don’t just host the cluster; we build the paved roads for your developers and accelerate your modernisation journey.
Enterprise CI/CD & GitOps
Implementation of GitOps-driven deployment models and robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like OpenShift Pipelines, GitLab, and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.
Cloud-Native Migration Advisory
Strategic guidance on modernising legacy infrastructure, optimising cloud cost allocation (FinOps), and migrating workloads securely.
Team Upskilling & Shadowing
We provide hands-on shadowing, deliver documented runbooks, and actively transfer knowledge to upskill your internal teams and ensure long-term independence.
Fully managed platform operations
We provide a secure, 24/7 managed foundation so your operations team can sleep at night.
24/7 Lifecycle Management
Complete management of your Kubernetes clusters, including provisioning, configuration, zero-downtime upgrades, and patching aligned with strict vendor policies.
Proactive Security & Governance
Continuous vulnerability remediation, proactive security hardening, and implementation of RBAC and network policies to maintain your enterprise compliance posture.
L1-L3 Incident Response
Round-the-clock operational support, root-cause analysis, and rapid troubleshooting to guarantee unmatched reliability and minimise business impact.
Modern application infrastructure managed for you
Cloud-native AI-Ready Scale
Scale your application and infrastructure dynamically based on user demand. Our platforms are optimised for advanced workload orchestration, including dynamic GPU resource allocation for enterprise AI and MLOps initiatives.
Sovereign and Multi-Cloud Deployments
Deploy your platform where your business demands it. We support on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, including Sovereign Cloud deployments designed for strict regional data residency and compliance.
Improved Developer Experience
Provide your team with a self-service Internal Developer Platform (IDP). We eliminate the cognitive load of infrastructure management and integrate DevSecOps guardrails so developers can focus solely on shipping code.
Solve your Data Centre and Virtual Machine Dilemmas
Modernise legacy workloads, escape restrictive enterprise licensing, and optimise your cloud FinOps strategy. Streamline management with VMs and containerised applications on one control plane with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.
ONE CONTROL PLANE
(CHOOSE YOUR SPACE BELOW)
How Platform Services Help YOU
IT and Infrastructure
- Less fighting infrastructure fires and more time on core activities
- Deploy Infrastructure in seconds
- Enhanced uptime and coverage with full hybrid- and multi-cloud capabilities
- No internal skills needed, we build, manage and deploy everything for you
- Manage virtual machine infrastructure and containerised applications on the same plane
Application Delivery
- Deliver applications faster and within budget
- Write code your way without worrying about infrastructure
- Fully GitOps and DevSecOps expandable
- LSD Open helps on-board your developers to the platform
Business Operations
- Reach new markets and regions faster
- Deliver applications faster and within budget
- Reduced operational costs through FinOps
- No internal skills needed. LSD Open builds, deploys and manages everything for you
PLATFORM SERVICES USE CASE
Modernised Video-on-Demand Platform with Multichoice
Multichoice, Africa’s largest broadcaster, needed to modernise it’s platform, starting on an operating system level, in order to modernise it’s video-on-demand streaming platform. LSD Open introduced Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, and migrated Multichoice from CentOS to RHEL, and solved the virtual infrastructure dilemma. Learn more about this case study by clicking in this box.
Why work with LSD OPEN?
- Domain expertise
- Discounts on longer commitments
- On Premise, Hybrid, Multi or Sovereign Cloud Deployments
- Scales with you, start small and grow
- 24/7 Platform Support
- Knowledge transfer and enablement provided for your teams
- You are in the right hands