Accelerate your
Kubernetes Journey.

Guida is the Kubernetes specialist for organizations that take production seriously.


Used by organizations who want to focus on building innovative software.

From public government, healthcare, finance, and logistics to fast-growing software companies.

Intermax
NFIR
DICTU
Cofano
Hypotheekbond
Valicare
CCS
Funatic
IQ-EQ
Pengine
Guardian360
Fysicon
Alphatron Zorgverbinders
Ixolution
Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie
UbiOps

100+

Clusters managed

40K+

Containers running

1000+

Nodes Ready

Amsterdam '23 → Paris '24 → London '25 → Amsterdam '26

Always learning,
sharing with our customers.

We work alongside development and infra teams every day. Attending KubeCon, learning on the job, and sharing that knowledge directly with our customers. That's how we stay sharp and keep your clusters up to date with the latest insights.

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Guida team at KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 in Paris

Why teams choose Guida

You focus on your product. We keep Kubernetes running.

Run anywhere
Intermax NL Cloud (IKS), Azure (AKS), AWS (EKS), Google Cloud (GKE), and private clouds (VMware, Nutanix, OpenStack). We run Kubernetes wherever your workloads need to be.
Batteries included from day one
Gateway API, Certificate management, Observability, GitOps, RBAC, and security policies. You get a production-ready and secure platform from the start.
Direct access to certified engineers
No support queues, no outsourced helpdesk. Every question and incident goes straight to a team of engineers who knows your setup.
Day-2 operations
Upgrades, security patches, certificate renewals, capacity planning, incident response. The unglamorous work that keeps production alive and secure.
EU-based. Sovereign.
Our team is based in The Netherlands. Your infrastructure stays in Europe or the Netherlands. We’re ISO27001 certified and GDPR-compliant.
Long-term partnership
We take time to understand your workloads, your team, and how you’ll use the platform. Including architecture guidance, tooling advice, and best-practices.

Services

What we do

We help development and platform teams get Kubernetes right, from initial design to running it at scale in production. Cloud-agnostic, fully managed, backed with a 24x7 SLA.

Guida Managed Kubernetes
Fully Managed Kubernetes.
Guida designs, builds, and operates production-grade clusters on hyperscalers, private clouds and on-premise datacenters. We tackle complex operational tasks so your team doesn’t have to.
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Advisory & Architecture.
Not sure which cloud fits? How to structure multi-tenancy? Which tools to pick? As a KCSP, we’ve run clusters across different clouds and can tell you what works and what doesn’t.
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Site Reliability Engineering.
Our SREs handle monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root-cause analysis across Kubernetes, your cloud provider, and optionally your application stack. When something breaks, we’re already on it.
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Guida Kubernetes Stack.
Gateway API, Prometheus, Grafana, Velero, Cert-Manager, FluxCD: pre-integrated, pre-hardened, and documented. A curated, solid and battle-tested stack built on trusted open-source projects.
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Kubernetes Review.
We review your existing clusters: security posture, architecture, Day-2 readiness, and observability gaps. You get a clear written report with prioritised recommendations.
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Kubernetes Onboarding.
Hands-on Kubernetes training delivered by the engineers who run your production clusters every day. Covering Kubernetes fundamentals, security, GitOps, and observability. Practical skills your team can use the next day.
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Latest News

What's happening at Guida

Stay informed about our latest updates, announcements, and insights in the world of cloud-native and Kubernetes solutions.

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Intermax Kubernetes Service (IKS) is Haven Compliant

Choosing the right Kubernetes hosting for your municipality or government organization is crucial. At Guida, we understand your needs for high availility, reliability, and compliance. That’s why our Managed Kubernetes Service (IKS) on the Intermax Cloud is Haven Compliant.

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Being Cloud-Native: It’s How, Not Where

In the rapidly evolving tech landscape, the term “cloud-native” often gets associated with running applications exclusively in the public cloud. However, this is a common misconception. Being cloud-native is more about how you build and manage your applications than where they are hosted.

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Kubernetes is Not Secure by Default

Kubernetes is a powerful platform that helps businesses deploy and manage applications at scale. However, despite its many advantages, Kubernetes is not inherently secure by default. In fact, after reviewing numerous Kubernetes environments, we’ve identified several critical security risks that require immediate attention. These issues often stem from misconfigurations, weak access controls, lack of visibility, poor network isolation, and running pods with privileged or root access.

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case studies

Case Study Fysicon

Fysicon, part of Canon Medical Systems, develops innovative and high-quality medical solutions for healthcare providers, aiming to make healthcare more efficient. One of their products, DataLinQ, centralizes data from pacemakers and heart rhythm-supporting devices for access in hospital systems and monitoring software. Fysicon wanted to move DataLinQ to the cloud and make it scalable using Kubernetes.

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case studies

Case Study PENGINE

Peter Disselkoen, Architect and co-founder of PENGINE: Our collaboration with Guida led to a highly available, hyperscalable and secure cloud-native infrastructure for GiroPro, our cutting-edge Wealth Care SaaS platform. Leveraging Kubernetes and cloud-native technology, GiroPro surpasses traditional fund and participant administration systems, providing competitive advantages for its users. With multi-legislation and multi-currency options, GiroPro empowers our clients to overcome international barriers.

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Why Kubernetes Day-2 Operations Matter?

Kubernetes has become one of the most popular tools for managing containers in the cloud. It’s flexible, powerful, and can help organizations manage their applications at scale. Many think that once a Kubernetes cluster is set up, the hard work is over. However, the truth is that setting up the cluster is just the start. Keeping it running smoothly and securely requires ongoing work, known as “Day-2 operations.”

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