Red Hat OpenShift Consulting Services
17+ years of Red Hat experience. 50+ OpenShift deployments. Expert OpenShift consulting for enterprises that need Kubernetes with vendor support, hardened security, and proven scalability.
Talk to an OpenShift expertWhy Choose THNKBIG for Red Hat OpenShift Consulting
As a Red Hat Partner based in the United States, THNKBIG brings 17+ years of Red Hat experience to enterprises across Texas, California, and nationwide. Our US-based engineering team has deployed over 50 production OpenShift environments — from on-premises data centers in Houston and Dallas to managed ROSA clusters for San Francisco tech companies and ARO deployments for Los Angeles enterprises. We understand that choosing enterprise Kubernetes is a strategic decision, and we help organizations navigate the OpenShift ecosystem with confidence.
What differentiates our OpenShift consulting services is our depth of experience across the entire Red Hat ecosystem. We do not just deploy clusters — we architect complete platforms that leverage OpenShift enterprise capabilities: built-in CI/CD with OpenShift Pipelines, enhanced security with Security Context Constraints, service mesh integration, and the certified Operator ecosystem. Our consultants have completed hundreds of OpenShift upgrades, migrations from vanilla Kubernetes, and Day 2 operations handoffs without incident.
For organizations requiring compliance, we bring FIPS 140-2 expertise, STIG hardening experience, FedRAMP deployment knowledge, and hands-on Authority to Operate (ATO) documentation experience. We have helped government contractors in Washington DC, financial services firms in Austin, and healthcare organizations throughout Florida achieve compliance on OpenShift. Whether you are evaluating OpenShift versus alternatives like Rancher, planning a migration from Docker Swarm, or optimizing an existing on-premises or hybrid-cloud deployment, our Red Hat-certified architects guide you through every decision with real-world experience backing every recommendation.
Our Red Hat OpenShift Expertise
Our team holds multiple Red Hat certifications including RHCE, RHCA, and OpenShift-specific credentials. We maintain active relationships with Red Hat engineering teams, participate in early access programs for new OpenShift releases, and contribute feedback that shapes the platform direction. This insider knowledge means we can advise on upcoming features, migration paths, and best practices before they become widely known.
We specialize in complex OpenShift scenarios that challenge other consultancies: multi-cluster federation across hybrid environments, Windows container workloads on OpenShift, integration with legacy enterprise systems, and high-performance computing deployments. Our experience spans OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) self-managed on-premises, ROSA on AWS, ARO on Azure, and OpenShift Dedicated — we help you choose the right deployment model, on-prem or hybrid, and execute flawlessly.
Day 2 operations on OpenShift live and die by the Operator ecosystem. We build and manage Operators through the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) — subscribing to Red Hat-certified Operators from OperatorHub for databases, service mesh, and logging, and authoring custom Operators when your workload needs bespoke reconciliation logic. OLM's dependency resolution and automated upgrade channels mean your stateful services stay current and self-healing without manual intervention, across every cluster in your fleet.
Beyond pure Kubernetes expertise, we bring deep knowledge of the broader Red Hat ecosystem. We integrate OpenShift with Ansible Automation Platform for GitOps workflows, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for multi-cluster governance, and Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for container security. Our holistic approach ensures your OpenShift investment delivers maximum value across your entire infrastructure.
OpenShift Consulting Capabilities
OpenShift Consulting & Deployment
From initial deployment to Day 2 operations, our OpenShift consulting services help enterprises build and operate production-ready Red Hat OpenShift platforms.
Red Hat OpenShift on Any Cloud
OpenShift on AWS (ROSA), Azure (ARO), GCP, or on-premises — we deploy Red Hat OpenShift where your workloads need to run with full managed support.
OpenShift Migration Services
Migrate to Red Hat OpenShift from vanilla Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, or traditional infrastructure. Our consultants ensure zero-downtime transitions.
Enterprise Linux & Ansible
RHEL underpins enterprise infrastructure. We manage RHEL environments and automate with Ansible for consistent, repeatable operations.
A reference OpenShift platform we've shipped to production
On-prem, hybrid, or managed — Operator-driven and compliance-ready at every layer.
Developers → Git
GitHub · GitLab · OpenShift Pipelines
GitOps CI/CD
ArgoCD · Tekton · Ansible Automation Platform
OpenShift Control Plane
OCP self-managed on-prem/hybrid · ROSA · ARO · OpenShift Dedicated
Operators & Applications
OLM-managed Operators · OperatorHub · custom Operators
Governance
Red Hat ACM · ACS · SCCs
Multi-cluster policy, container security, and Security Context Constraints enforced by default.
Compliance
STIG · FIPS 140-2 · FedRAMP · ATO
RHCOS hardening and continuous compliance scanning built into the pipeline, not bolted on after.
Frequently asked questions
When should I choose Red Hat OpenShift over vanilla Kubernetes?
Red Hat OpenShift adds enterprise features: built-in CI/CD, enhanced security defaults, supported Operators, and Red Hat backing. If your organization values vendor support, needs FIPS compliance, or wants an opinionated platform, OpenShift is often the right choice.
What OpenShift consulting services do you offer?
Our OpenShift consulting services cover the full lifecycle: architecture design, deployment, migration from other platforms, Day 2 operations, upgrades, and performance optimization. We help enterprises adopt Red Hat OpenShift successfully.
Can you help migrate to Red Hat OpenShift?
Yes. We have migrated workloads from vanilla Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and traditional VMs to OpenShift. Our OpenShift migration services include container refactoring, pipeline migration, and Day 2 operations handoff.
Do you work with managed OpenShift services like ROSA and ARO?
Yes. We deploy and manage ROSA (Red Hat OpenShift on AWS), ARO (Azure Red Hat OpenShift), and OpenShift Dedicated. Managed services reduce operational burden while giving you enterprise Kubernetes capabilities.
How do you handle OpenShift upgrades?
OpenShift upgrades require careful planning. We assess your cluster, test upgrades in non-production, plan maintenance windows, and execute upgrades with rollback procedures ready. We have done hundreds of Red Hat OpenShift upgrades without incident.
Do you deploy OpenShift on-premises or in hybrid environments?
Yes. Self-managed OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) on-premises is one of our most common engagements — bare metal or virtualized, connected to hybrid cloud via ROSA or ARO for burst capacity. We handle the full stack: RHCOS node provisioning, storage integration (ODF, Ceph, NetApp), and networking (OVN-Kubernetes, multus) for on-prem and hybrid OpenShift alike.
How do you manage Operators and OLM on OpenShift?
We build and manage Kubernetes Operators using the Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) to automate day-2 operations — installation, upgrades, and dependency resolution — for both Red Hat-certified Operators from OperatorHub and custom Operators we write for your workloads. This keeps databases, message queues, and platform add-ons self-healing and consistently versioned across every cluster.
Can you get our OpenShift environment an ATO?
Yes. We have taken OpenShift clusters through the Authority to Operate (ATO) process for federal and defense customers, pairing STIG-hardened RHCOS nodes and FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography with continuous compliance scanning (OpenSCAP, the Compliance Operator) and the documentation packages assessors require. Our rancher-govcloud-aws-defense case study walks through a comparable GovCloud ATO engagement.
Related Reading
Kubernetes Development with Red Hat OpenShift Local
Set up a local OpenShift environment for development and testing without cloud costs.
Demystifying Red Hat OpenShift: What Is It?
Enterprise Kubernetes explained — what OpenShift adds and when it is the right choice.
Zero-Trust Kubernetes: Network Policy From First Principles
Security patterns that apply to OpenShift and vanilla Kubernetes alike.
Red Hat OpenShift and Enterprise Kubernetes with THNKBIG
Red Hat OpenShift is the enterprise Kubernetes platform of choice for organizations requiring the highest levels of security, support, and compliance certification. THNKBIG's Red Hat practice provides OpenShift implementation, migration, and operations services for enterprises across the United States — including defense contractors, federal agencies, and regulated industries where OpenShift's Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) compliance and Common Criteria certification make it the mandated platform. Our engineers hold Red Hat certifications and have implemented OpenShift in both on-premises and cloud-hosted configurations, bringing the deep expertise that complex enterprise deployments require.
Red Hat OpenShift differs from upstream Kubernetes in important ways that affect how applications are deployed and secured. OpenShift enforces Security Context Constraints (SCCs) more strictly than standard Kubernetes Pod Security Standards, requiring applications to run as non-root users and prohibiting privileged containers by default. THNKBIG helps application teams adapt their containerized workloads to OpenShift's security model, modernizing container images and Kubernetes manifests to run securely within SCC constraints. This remediation work is essential for organizations migrating from other Kubernetes distributions to OpenShift, and our systematic approach minimizes the friction of the security-focused transition.
For federal government clients, Red Hat OpenShift on AWS GovCloud and Azure Government provides a FedRAMP-authorized platform that meets the requirements of government data handling. THNKBIG has implemented OpenShift for Department of Defense programs, civilian agencies, and defense contractors requiring Impact Level classification compliance. Our implementations include STIG-hardened node configurations, integration with government identity providers, and comprehensive audit logging that satisfies both cloud security policies and agency-specific requirements. THNKBIG's combination of Red Hat technical expertise and federal compliance experience makes us a trusted partner for government organizations navigating the transition to cloud-native platforms — see our GovCloud defense case study for a real ATO deployment.
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