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MANAGED EXOSCALE

Managed Exoscale Compute and Kubernetes

WZ-IT manages suitable Linux workloads in your existing Exoscale account and brings compute, networking, storage, and Kubernetes into one European operating model.

European regionsCompute and SKSYour account remains yours
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The following are trademarks of their respective owners: Exoscale (Akenes SA). WZ-IT is an independent service provider and has no business, partnership, or contractual relationship with these companies. We offer independent migration, installation, hosting, and operations services.

Service scope

Monitoring or full operations

Monitoring Only from €79.90Server operations from €149.90

With Monitoring Only, alerts go to your team; response by WZ-IT is not included. Standard Linux VM operations start at €149.90. Kubernetes, managed databases, multi-account setups, and further cloud services are scoped individually.

Configure server operationsPricing and service levels
Sovereign cloud option

Exoscale as a European operating location

Exoscale can serve workloads with European location requirements. WZ-IT operates the agreed scope independently of the provider and connects the environment with further sites when required.

Manage compute

Suitable Linux Instances are onboarded with patching, hardening, monitoring, and backup controls.

SKS after assessment

Kubernetes versions, add-ons, network, persistence, and upgrade responsibility form a separate cluster scope.

Hybrid connectivity

Exoscale systems can communicate with Proxmox, other clouds, and on-premises networks through controlled paths.

Service scope

Operate Exoscale resources with transparent boundaries

Compute instances and platform services are not mixed into an unclear flat fee.

Compute Instances

Linux, security groups, volumes, updates, and monitoring within the agreed guest-operations scope.

Private networking

Design network segments, routing, and secure links to further operating locations.

Object storage

Classify SOS for backups or application data by retention, access, and recovery requirements.

SKS Kubernetes

Define cluster operations, upgrades, add-ons, workload boundaries, and data placement separately.

Database services

Separate ownership of managed databases, application schema, backup, and recovery.

Monitoring and service level

Monitor technical signals centrally and agree response according to criticality.

Exoscale service areas

Operate Exoscale Compute, SKS, and data services in a controlled way

WZ-IT takes over the agreed customer scope above the Exoscale platform. Compute, private networks, SKS, Object Storage, and DBaaS are separated by responsibility and recovery boundaries, then connected as one system.

01Compute & Linux operations

Operate Exoscale Compute Instances as production systems

We take over suitable Linux instances including access, operating system, maintenance, and application-aware monitoring. Instance type, storage, and placement are aligned with the workload.

Responsibility boundary

Exoscale operates the hypervisor and cloud infrastructure. The guest operating system, installed services, access, and application remain customer duties until WZ-IT explicitly takes them over.

Specific scope

  • Size and select instance family, template, volumes, and zones
  • Linux hardening, SSH keys, roles, and documented administration paths
  • Operating-system and security updates in coordinated maintenance windows
  • Operate Docker, reverse proxies, databases, and agreed applications
  • Review capacity, lifecycle, and cost using actual utilization

Outcome

A documented compute foundation with controlled operations and explainable provider boundaries.

02Networking & security

Design Security Groups, private networks, and transitions together

Production workloads need controlled data paths instead of isolated public exceptions. We structure networks, reachability, load balancing, and administration access around the application.

Responsibility boundary

Exoscale supplies networking functions. Rules, topology, approved data flows, and integration of external networks remain part of the customer architecture.

Specific scope

  • Private Networks and IP planning for separate application and management paths
  • Least-privilege Security Groups based on documented communication relationships
  • Elastic IPs, Network Load Balancers, and public endpoints where required
  • Site-to-site or overlay connectivity to Proxmox, other clouds, and on-premises systems
  • Separate technical identities and monitored tunnel and gateway paths

Outcome

A network model that reduces public attack surface and can integrate additional operating sites in a controlled way.

03SKS & workloads

Operate Managed Kubernetes through to the production workload

SKS provides a managed Kubernetes control plane. After assessment, WZ-IT takes over the remaining responsibility for node pools, add-ons, deployments, data, and observability.

Responsibility boundary

The managed control plane does not automatically cover worker configuration, add-ons, workloads, persistent data, and application behavior. These layers are agreed separately.

Specific scope

  • Cluster and node-pool design aligned with load, zone, and availability requirements
  • Ingress, load balancers, certificates, registry, secrets, and policies
  • GitOps, deployments, health checks, and documented rollback paths
  • Monitor cluster health, nodes, capacity, and application services
  • Plan upgrades for Kubernetes, add-ons, and stateful workloads

Outcome

An SKS operating model with a clear boundary between Exoscale, WZ-IT, and the application team.

04SOS, DBaaS & recovery

Fit object storage and managed databases into the recovery scope

Simple Object Storage and DBaaS can reduce infrastructure duties. We add access, monitoring, data paths, retention, and recovery of the complete application service.

Responsibility boundary

Managed Storage or DBaaS does not assume responsibility for schemas, permissions, data quality, application consistency, and recovery of the complete business process.

Specific scope

  • Structure SOS buckets for backups or application data by access and lifecycle
  • Integrate DBaaS services such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Valkey after product review
  • Add application-consistent backups and exports suited to the data service
  • Document keys, roles, retention, and separate failure domains
  • Restore tests and alignment of RPO, RTO, and restart sequence

Outcome

A data and recovery scope that treats provider service and application as one connected system.

05Governance & hybrid operations

Control Exoscale as a European component over time

We connect IAM, automation, monitoring, cost control, and provider coordination. Exoscale can run independently or join a wider network spanning cloud, Proxmox, and on-premises systems.

Responsibility boundary

A European operating location does not replace assessment of contract, data classification, permissions, and customer configuration. These requirements remain workload-specific.

Specific scope

  • Inventory organizations, zones, resources, roles, and dependencies
  • Infrastructure as code through Terraform and controlled changes through API and CLI
  • Central monitoring, runbooks, maintenance windows, and service-level escalation
  • Technically isolate and coordinate required Exoscale support cases
  • Migration and hybrid integration with tests, data reconciliation, and documented rollback

Outcome

An Exoscale environment with repeatable changes, controlled responsibility, and a connection to the wider system.

Responsibility

Who is responsible for what at Exoscale?

Exoscale operates the cloud platform and the managed share of each service. WZ-IT takes over the documented customer scope for systems, integrations, and ongoing operations.

Your responsibility at Exoscale

  • IAM roles, zones, resource selection, and approved operations access in the Exoscale account
  • Guest operating systems plus node pools, add-ons, and workloads above the SKS control plane
  • Security Groups, private networks, public endpoints, and approved data flows
  • Backup design, data retention, and recovery of the complete application service
  • Definition of data classes, maintenance windows, recovery objectives, and escalation contacts

What we take over

  • Linux guest operations, hardening, patching, and maintenance under the agreed scope
  • Integration and operations for networking, SKS workloads, SOS, and DBaaS connections
  • 24/7 monitoring and response according to the selected service level
  • Backup, recovery, and restore procedures aligned with the application service
  • Incident analysis and technical coordination of required Exoscale tickets
One operating model

One operating model for Exoscale and additional systems

The provider is only one operating location. WZ-IT connects servers, clouds, and on-premises systems into a documented environment with consistent monitoring, controlled access, and one coordinated service level.

Location and control

Contracts, accounts, and administrative control remain with you. We take over the agreed technical operations without moving the infrastructure into a closed hosting product.

Private connectivity

NetBird, WireGuard, or existing site connections integrate further clouds, Proxmox systems, and on-premises networks through controlled paths.

Operations and response

Monitoring, updates, backups, documentation, and incident response are designed across all participating systems and operated according to the selected service level.

Exoscale
Private connectivity
Cloud · Proxmox · On-premises
Monitoring · SLA · Operations
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Price calculator

Calculate server operations by quantity and service level

The calculator combines the BYOI base price with the required response model. Infrastructure remains in your account or data center.

Managed servers

Physical or virtual Linux servers in an existing customer infrastructure.

Progressive pricing per coherent customer environment: first server €149.90, servers 2–5 €119.90 each, servers 6–10 €99.90 each. From server 11 we provide a custom offer.

Service level

Operating boundaries

Separate cloud resource, platform, and application responsibility

Exoscale operates the cloud platform while WZ-IT operates the agreed client scope. Application code and functional data ownership remain with the client unless agreed otherwise.

Configure the Exoscale environment
Standard compute guest operations
SKS after cluster assessment
Storage and databases by scope
Client retains account and contracts
Private hybrid connectivity available
Service level by criticality
Process

Bring Exoscale into a controlled operating model

Resources, dependencies, and provider boundaries are made transparent first.

  1. 01

    Inventory resources

    Capture compute, SKS, networks, storage, databases, and access.

  2. 02

    Define responsibility

    Document provider, WZ-IT, and client tasks for every layer.

  3. 03

    Build monitoring and operations

    Configure signals, updates, backup controls, runbooks, and service level.

  4. 04

    Integrate further sites

    Add hybrid and multi-cloud connections in a controlled and monitored way.

Enquiry

Assess Exoscale Managed Operations

Tell us about zones and use of compute, SKS, and storage. We will assess the appropriate operations and connectivity scope.

How should we get back to you?

Frequently asked questions about Exoscale Managed Operations

Compute, Kubernetes, and European hybrid architectures

We provide independent operations services and do not claim a formal Exoscale partnership on this page.

Suitable Linux Compute Instances as a standard scope; SKS, storage, databases, and complex networking after technical assessment.

Yes. The client retains account, contract, and resource ownership. WZ-IT receives only agreed operational access.

Yes, following a review of version, add-ons, workloads, data placement, networking, and the current upgrade process.

That depends on data classification, region, contract, technical controls, and the specific service. Suitability is assessed per project.

Yes. Private connections and overlay networks can link systems across sites in a controlled way.

Standard Linux servers start at the Managed Server rate. Kubernetes and additional platform services are scoped separately.

WZ-IT analyses and escalates within the agreed scope. Incidents in the underlying cloud platform remain the provider's technical responsibility.

SKS provides a managed Kubernetes control plane. Node pools, add-ons, workloads, persistent data, policies, and application behavior remain part of the operating scope to define.

Yes, when access, retention, encryption, failure domain, and the recovery path fit the application. A bucket alone is not a complete recovery design.

By scope, WZ-IT takes over access, application integration, monitoring, and recovery alignment. Schema, data quality, and application compatibility remain separate responsibilities.

Yes. Terraform, API, and CLI can form a controlled change path with review, documentation, and separate technical identities.

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Let's talk about your project - honest and no strings attached

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  • An honest take, including when we are not the right fit
  • Concrete next steps for infrastructure, software or AI

No risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.

Timo and Robin, founders of WZ-IT
Jakob Öschlberger
“WZ-IT's advice on our Azure migration was technically sound and completely non-binding right from the intro call - we took away a great deal.”
Jakob ÖschlbergerInno7 GmbH
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Companies worldwide trust WZ-IT

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  • Rekorder
  • Keymate
  • Führerscheinmacher
  • SolidProof
  • ARGE
  • Boese VA
  • nextGYM
  • Maho Management
  • Golem.de
  • Millenium
  • Paritel
  • Yonju
  • EVADXB
  • Mr. Clipart
  • Aphy AG
  • Negosh
  • ABCO Water Systems
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