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Morgan Stanley Kubernetes as a Service

The developer guide for a Backstage-powered Kubernetes platform.

Learn how the product is structured, how the workflows map to GitOps, and where to make the right changes in the repo without hunting through the codebase first.

WorkflowsArchitectureTemplatesGitOpsOperations
Kubernetes
BackstageGitOpsCluster API
Cluster inventory across AKS, EKS, and GKE
Self-service scaffolder templates for Day 1 and Day 2 operations
GitOps repository conventions and ArgoCD reconciliation model
Monitoring, security, cost, DORA, support, and add-on management

Clouds covered

3

Azure, AWS, GCP

Primary workflows

6

Provision, scale, upgrade, destroy, namespace, add-ons

App surfaces

10+

Clusters, docs, tools, support, AI, monitoring, cost, security

Documentation journeys

Start from your task, not from a folder tree.

Why this exists

The repo already contains strong building blocks. This site makes them legible.

Product-aware information architecture

The navigation mirrors the actual product surface in the Backstage app: clusters, workflows, docs, tools, support, security, monitoring, cost, and GitOps-backed templates.

Developer-first reference paths

Repo structure, templates, and deployment flow are documented as operating assets, not marketing content. That makes the site useful during implementation, onboarding, and review.

Designed to publish on GitHub Pages

The site is isolated from the Backstage runtime, versionable in this repo, and deployable from `main` through a dedicated Pages workflow.