STACKIT Distributed Cloud brings cloud infrastructure and selected platform services into a customer-controlled environment. Its SDC Core deployment provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service on premises and can operate independently of the internet for workloads requiring local data processing and operational control.

Key Capabilities

Local workloads: SDC Core supports virtual machines, object storage, and database services. STACKIT Kubernetes Engine provides Container Management capabilities for running containerized applications locally.
Disconnected operation: An air-gapped deployment can run without active internet connectivity. Software updates arrive as immutable, signed distribution bundles that customers deploy.
Resilience: The documented SDC Core architecture uses three availability zones with automatic data replication.
Tenant separation and metering: Multiple tenants can share the environment with isolation between them. Integrated usage metering supports internal cost allocation.
Key control: SDC Core supports hardware security module integration with customer-supplied encryption keys.

Audience & Use Cases

Audience: Government IT organizations, critical-infrastructure operators, regulated enterprises, and infrastructure teams.
Use cases: Hosting sensitive applications locally, processing operational data near its source, and maintaining application availability when internet connectivity is unavailable or prohibited.

Technical Specifications

Operating model: SDC Core runs in the customer’s data center and is customer-operated. STACKIT Public Cloud Restricted is a related, separately described provider-operated option.
Service scope: Selected infrastructure and platform services; the offering does not establish availability of STACKIT’s entire public-cloud catalog.
Security target: Designed for Germany’s VS-NfD classification, meaning information restricted to official use. Deployment-specific approval requirements remain relevant.

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