Keep your workloads running, even when connectivity goes dark
AWS Outposts brings the power of AWS infrastructure to your location, whether that's a data center, factory floor, or forward operating base – extending your cloud deployments into on-prem and edge environments. It's designed to give you the same AWS experience you'd get in the cloud, but closer to where you need it.
There's just one challenge: Outposts relies on a continuous connection back to AWS regions for management and updates. In the real world, you can't always count on that link staying up.
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When the connection drops, operations shouldn't stop
If you're running workloads at the edge, in austere environments, or anywhere connectivity might be unreliable, losing management capabilities isn't just inconvenient. It can mean:
Your teams can't deploy updates or new applications when they're needed most.
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Lifecycle management grinds to a halt.
You lose visibility into what's happening with your infrastructure.
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The automation you depend on stops working.
For organizations operating ships at sea, remote installations, or classified environments, this creates an impossible choice: accept the limitations or find another approach entirely.
A local control plane that works with or without connection
Spectro Cloud Palette works alongside AWS Outposts to give you a local Kubernetes management plane that keeps running regardless of connectivity status. You can reprovision your Outposts servers with this local control plane, maintaining full visibility, lifecycle control, and automation even if the service link is severed for weeks or months.
Your workloads continue running. Your teams can still deploy, update, and manage applications. Your infrastructure doesn't become a black box just because a satellite link went down or a network segment got isolated.
When connectivity returns, everything syncs back up. You get the best of both worlds: the power of AWS infrastructure with the resilience to operate independently when you need to.
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Built for the environments where connectivity can't be guaranteed
Spectro Cloud's platform handles the full stack, from the operating system up through your applications. You can manage both containers and virtual machines from a single interface, giving you flexibility in how you modernize while protecting existing investments.
The platform includes security and compliance features designed for government and regulated environments, including FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic modules, support for STIG-compliant operating systems, and the ability to operate in fully air-gapped deployments. Our VerteX edition is specifically designed for federal and defense missions.
You also get continuous security monitoring, immutable infrastructure, automated updates when connected, and the ability to maintain these security postures even during extended disconnection periods. This matters whether you're running sensitive defense workloads or protecting critical commercial operations.
Trusted by AWS and proven at scale
Spectro Cloud is an AWS partner working directly with AWS teams to enhance Outposts capabilities for edge and disconnected environments. We're jointly addressing the needs of organizations that can't afford downtime due to intermittent networking.
Our customers include some of the world's largest enterprises managing thousands of Kubernetes clusters across cloud, data center, and edge environments. The platform has delivered over $75M in operational savings, maintained 99.9% uptime through major infrastructure transitions, and enabled new capabilities without disrupting ongoing operations.
We provide CONUS-based 24x7 technical support staffed by US citizens, with robust SLAs covering both our platform and the third-party components in your stack.
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Getting started
If you're evaluating AWS Outposts for environments where connectivity might be limited or you already have Outposts deployed and need better resilience, we'd like to help you think through your options.
We can walk you through how the architecture works, show you what management looks like in both connected and disconnected states, and help you understand what it would take to implement this in your environment.
You can find Spectro Cloud on the AWS Marketplace, or reach out to us directly to discuss your specific requirements. For defense and federal teams, ask about our VerteX edition and how we're working with organizations modernizing critical infrastructure while maintaining the security and compliance postures your missions require.
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