infra · open source
IoT Development with Kubernetes
IoT Development built on Kubernetes, chosen where it genuinely fits, and swapped where it does not.
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- infra
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- Alternatives we also use
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Why Kubernetes for this
Most value comes from data you already generate. Before adding sensors, we check what your PLCs and existing systems already emit and nobody is using.
Kubernetes is strongest at portability and fine-grained control over scaling and scheduling. For iot development that matters because the failure modes of this kind of system tend to cluster exactly there.
The honest trade-off: an operational burden most teams below a certain size should not take on. We say that up front because a stack chosen for fashion rather than fit becomes someone's migration project two years later. We build the smallest thing that proves the case, put it in front of real users, and expand only what earns its keep.
Six weeks to something running in production, not six quarters to a strategy document.
The honest assessment
- What it is
- Container orchestration for workloads that genuinely need it.
- Strongest at
- portability and fine-grained control over scaling and scheduling
- Trade-off
- an operational burden most teams below a certain size should not take on
- Category
- infra
We are not a reseller for Kubernetes and hold no commission on this choice. Where a different option fits your workload better, the recommendation will say so. That is the entire value of asking us.
What is included
- Device and sensor selection based on the environment, not the datasheet
- Edge gateway with local buffering so data survives connectivity loss
- Secure provisioning and over-the-air firmware updates
- Telemetry pipeline sized for your real message volume
- Dashboards and alerting that operators actually act on
- Integration with SCADA, MES or ERP where it already exists
Questions
What if the site loses connectivity?
The gateway buffers locally and forwards when the link returns. Designing for disconnection is standard in our builds rather than an enhancement.
Do we need new sensors?
Often not. Existing PLCs and control systems usually emit more than anyone consumes, and reading that is far cheaper than new instrumentation.
How do you secure devices?
Per-device credentials, encrypted transport, signed firmware and the ability to revoke a device. Shared credentials across a fleet is the failure mode we most often find and fix.
Alternatives for iot development
Same capability, different stack. Each page states its own trade-off.
Building with Kubernetes?
Bring us the workload and we will tell you whether this is the right stack for it.
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