VerteX and Self-Hosted Palette
Self-Hosted Palette
By default, the Palette management plane is available as a multi-tenant SaaS deployment in a public cloud with multiple availability zones. Should you need it, Palette is also offered as a dedicated SaaS instance, as well as a fully self-hosted option that allows your teams to directly deploy and manage a private instance of the Palette management plane in your data center or public cloud provider.
Self-hosted Palette puts you in full control of the management plane, including its configuration and the timing of upgrades. A self-hosted instance may be necessary to meet compliance requirements or your organization's security policies. You may also need to deploy an instance of Palette within an airgapped facility to manage clusters where access to any outside service is not possible.
Palette VerteX
Palette VerteX offers a simple, flexible, and secure way for government and regulated industries to deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads containing sensitive and classified information. It is available as a self-hosted platform offering that you can install in your data center or public cloud provider.
Palette VerteX is fully proven in operational environments as it has a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 9 designation, making it suitable for use in high-security production environments up to Impact Levels (IL) 5, 6, and 6+. It enables you to deploy and manage the life cycle of multiple Kubernetes clusters in various environments. These include virtualized and bare metal data centers (such as VMware vSphere and Nutanix), clouds (including AWS and Azure government clouds), and edge locations (including air-gapped setups), which makes VerteX also appropriate for addressing challenges like intermittent connectivity or low bandwidth.
Additionally, VerteX incorporates validated Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 cryptographic modules into its management plane and the Kubernetes clusters it deploys. It secures data in motion through encrypted Transport Layer Security (TLS) communication channels, includes a suite of scanning tools, and offers CONUS support from a dedicated public sector team. These capabilities ensure robust data protection for your organization’s infrastructure and applications.
Resources
Check out the Self-Hosted Palette section to learn how to install the self-hosted version of Palette in your data centers or public cloud providers.
Review the Palette VerteX section to learn how to install and configure VerteX in your data centers or public cloud providers.
Check out the following video for a tour of Palette VerteX, our tailor-made Kubernetes management solution for government and regulated industries.