From Docker to Kubernetes with VMware VKS and GitOps
TeraSky helped a global financial services firm modernize its container infrastructure using VMware Cloud Foundation and VMware VKS. The solution introduced Kubernetes orchestration, GitOps with Argo CD, and centralized management through Tanzu Mission Control, enabling scalable operations and independent cluster management.
A global financial services firm providing investment banking, capital markets, brokerage, asset management, and advisory services to institutional and corporate clients.
- Reliance on a single Docker host without orchestration
- Lack of scalable Kubernetes infrastructure
- No standardized GitOps application deployment workflow
- Limited multi-cluster visibility and lifecycle management
- Need to build internal Kubernetes operational expertise
- 1 Docker host replaced by a Kubernetes platform
- 1 supervisor cluster and 1 dedicated application cluster
- Built on existing VMware Cloud Foundation infrastructure
- Argo CD enabled GitOps-based application delivery
- Customer independently deployed additional clusters
Results
- Migrated from a single Docker host to Kubernetes
- Established automated, GitOps-driven deployments
- Enabled centralized multi-cluster management
- Maximized existing VMware Cloud Foundation investment
- Achieved independent cluster deployment and management
From Docker to Kubernetes: A VMware VKS Success Story
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