# Giant Swarm

> Giant Swarm is the curated platform engineering stack. We provide battle-tested Kubernetes, observability, security, networking, AI infrastructure, and application management curated from 10+ years of experience and 150+ production clusters. We empower platform teams to provide internal developer platforms that fuel innovation and fast-paced growth — fully managed or expert-supported, 100% open source, zero vendor lock-in.

Giant Swarm was founded in 2014 in Cologne, Germany. The platform runs in customer environments (self-hosted) across AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure. Giant Swarm is a CNCF Certified Service Provider and one of the first CNCF AI-Conformance Certified platforms.

## Main Website

- [Home](https://www.giantswarm.io/): The Curated Platform Engineering Stack — 10+ years of production experience, ready in days
- [Smarter Platform Engineering](https://www.giantswarm.io/smarter-platform-engineering): How Giant Swarm delivers faster, cheaper, better platform engineering by extending your platform team
- [The Giant Swarm Advantage](https://www.giantswarm.io/giant-swarm-advantage): Leapfrog your platform engineering with 10+ years of Kubernetes expertise, 99.99% availability, and 24/7 support
- [Platform Team Enablement](https://www.giantswarm.io/platform-team-enablement): Transform platform engineering from a support function into a strategic innovation driver
- [About Us](https://www.giantswarm.io/about-us): Giant Swarm's story, team, and mission — empowering developers to build applications that run our world

## Use Cases

- [Industrial IoT](https://www.giantswarm.io/industrial-iot): Unified Kubernetes-native IIoT platform for smart factories — edge-to-cloud integration, real-time analytics, and predictive maintenance
- [Modernization & Scaling](https://www.giantswarm.io/modernization-and-scaling): Cloud modernization with production-ready Kubernetes foundation, automated operations, and multi-cloud support
- [Developer Platforms](https://www.giantswarm.io/developer-platforms): Internal developer platforms with golden paths, GitOps workflows, and self-service capabilities for enterprise teams
- [Hybrid & Multi-Cloud](https://www.giantswarm.io/hybrid-and-multi-cloud-solution): Unified multi-cloud strategy using Cluster API, Cilium networking, and GitOps-first automation across AWS, Azure, and on-premises

## Platform Capabilities

- [Kubernetes](https://docs.giantswarm.io/overview/fleet-management/): Production-ready multi-cloud Kubernetes clusters with Cilium, Kyverno, Flux, and Karpenter — managed via a single control plane
- [Observability](https://docs.giantswarm.io/overview/observability/): Self-hosted unified metrics, logs, and traces with fixed pricing — no per-GB surprises
- [Security](https://docs.giantswarm.io/overview/security/): Enterprise Kubernetes security with runtime protection, vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, and compliance (PSS, CIS benchmarks)
- [Connectivity](https://docs.giantswarm.io/overview/connectivity/): Streamlined networking with automatic DNS and certificate management for deployed applications
- [Developer Portal](https://docs.giantswarm.io/overview/developer-portal/): Unified portal for services, docs, deployments, and ownership with GitOps-driven workflows
- [AI Orchestration](https://github.com/giantswarm/muster): Governed AI agent registry with MCP standard protocol, SSO-based permissions, and full audit trail

## Customer Success

- [Customers Overview](https://www.giantswarm.io/customers): Enterprise customers across retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing
- [adidas](https://www.giantswarm.io/customers/adidas): Transformed ecommerce platform serving millions of customers globally
- [Vodafone](https://www.giantswarm.io/customers/vodafone): Enterprise-scale container adoption across global network infrastructure
- [Vaillant](https://www.giantswarm.io/customers/vaillant): Cloud-native transformation turning heating appliances into smart connected devices
- [Service Layers](https://www.giantswarm.io/customers/service-layers): Managed cloud infrastructure reducing IAM project timelines from months to hours

## Documentation

- [Documentation Home](https://docs.giantswarm.io/): Technical documentation covering platform overview, getting started guides, tutorials, API reference, and support
- [Getting Started](https://docs.giantswarm.io/getting-started/): Guides to get going with a new Giant Swarm installation
- [Tutorials](https://docs.giantswarm.io/tutorials/): Advanced guides for optimization and solutions to specific problems
- [API Reference](https://docs.giantswarm.io/reference/): API documentation and CLI command reference
- [Changes and Releases](https://docs.giantswarm.io/changes/): Release notes for apps, workload cluster components, and UIs

## Community & Resources

- [Blog](https://www.giantswarm.io/blog): Technical articles on Kubernetes, cloud native, platform engineering, and IIoT
- [Podcasts](https://www.giantswarm.io/podcasts): Giant Swarm podcast episodes
- [Webinars](https://www.giantswarm.io/webinars): Recorded and upcoming webinars
- [Giant Swarm & Friends](https://www.giantswarm.io/gsfriends): Community program and events
- [Events](https://www.giantswarm.io/events): Conferences and meetups where Giant Swarm participates
- [Partners](https://www.giantswarm.io/partners): Technology and consulting partners
- [GitHub](https://github.com/giantswarm): Open source projects and repositories

## Company

- [Careers](https://www.giantswarm.io/careers): Job openings at Giant Swarm (fully remote)
- [Contact](https://www.giantswarm.io/contact): Get in touch — hello@giantswarm.io
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.giantswarm.io/privacy-policy): Terms and privacy information

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