CORE 24/7 LLP

What CORE 24/7 LLP does

CORE 24/7 LLP is a Kazakhstan-based DevOps-as-a-Service provider founded in 2017 and headquartered in Almaty. The firm delivers 24/7/365 production infrastructure support, CI/CD pipeline setup, monitoring and alerting, infrastructure-as-code management, and incident response with a stated 15-minute response SLA. Its portfolio extends into SRE-as-a-Service, Kubernetes implementation and management (in which it holds the first CNCF-certified Kubernetes service provider status in Kazakhstan and Central Asia), cloud migration across AWS, Yandex Cloud, VK Cloud, GCP, Azure, and Oracle Cloud, plus specialized audits covering Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring, PCI DSS 4.0, and GTS compliance. Adjacent offerings include highload system support, stress testing, microservices and datacenter migration, FinOps cost optimization, Platform Engineering, DataOps/MLOps/AI Engineering, an on-premise LLM hosting platform, Web 3.0 services, and DevOps outstaffing.

The company is structured as a Kazakh limited liability partnership (ТОО "CORE 24x7") with approximately 40 employees, the majority being technical staff. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring monthly managed-services subscriptions, project-based implementation work, and outstaffing engagements; pricing starts at 500,000 KZT/month for basic infrastructure support, with customized enterprise contracts. The customer base spans Kazakhstani banks (Kaspi, VTB, Jusan Invest, Alatau City Invest, Freedom Finance), government entities (NITEC for the Smart Data Ukimet e-government project, Samruk Kazyna), e-commerce (Chocofamily, Chocolife), and startups, with subsidized onboarding through EBRD (up to 10,000 EUR per project) and Astana Hub (25% discount). Geographic operations extend into Turkey and UAE/Dubai with active European Union negotiations.

The go-to-market combines consultative direct enterprise sales, a free initial DevOps audit as a lead generation tool, community-building through the KazDevOps Telegram channel, an 80+ article technical blog, and ownership of DevOpsDays Kazakhstan and CNCF Day Central Asia. Core 24/7 maintains Silver memberships in CNCF and The Linux Foundation and vendor partnerships with GitLab, Atlassian, Red Hat, SUSE, JFrog, Sonatype, SonarSource, and Cloudflare. The firm operates without disclosed external institutional funding and is led by co-founder and CEO Rustem Uspanov.

Name

CORE 24/7 LLP

Legal name

Товарищество с ограниченной ответственностью "CORE 24x7" (ТОО "CORE 24x7")

Website

https://core247.kz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CORE 24/7 LLP is an Almaty-based DevOps-as-a-Service provider founded in 2017 that delivers 24/7 infrastructure support, Kubernetes management, CI/CD automation, cloud migration, and AI/MLOps engineering to banks, government entities, and enterprises across Kazakhstan, with growing presence in Turkey and the UAE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed DevOps / Platform Operations (Run & Operate) (BPAEAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

DevOps Consulting & Transformation (BPAEAKAA), DevOps, SRE & Platform Engineering Consulting (BPAHAEAK), Incident Response, On-Call & Operational Readiness (BPAEAKAL), FinOps for Platform & DevOps (cost governance/optimization) (BPAEAKAJ), Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing (BPACADAD)

Keywords

• DevOps as a Service
• Managed infrastructure services
• Kubernetes implementation
• Cloud migration services
• Site reliability engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Almaty

HQ country

Kazakhstan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. DevOps Managed Services: Monthly recurring support services including 24/7 technical support, monitoring, incident response, Kubernetes management, and CI/CD maintenance. Clients receive a dedicated team with personal manager and monthly reporting.
2. Project-based Implementation: One-time consulting and implementation projects including cloud migration, Kubernetes deployment, CI/CD setup, infrastructure audits, and platform engineering.
3. DevOps Outstaffing: Dedicated engineers assigned to client projects, providing flexibility in team composition for IT, DevOps, and DevSecOps tasks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CORE 24/7 LLP delivers DevOps as a Service — full-cycle 24/7/365 production maintenance, CI/CD pipeline setup, monitoring and alerting, Infrastructure as Code management, and incident response with a 15-minute SLA. The company also provides SRE as a Service, Kubernetes implementation and ongoing support, cloud migration across major providers, infrastructure and compliance audits (PCI DSS 4.0, GTS), DevOps outstaffing, and specialized offerings in DataOps, MLOps, AI Engineering, an LLM hosting platform, FinOps, Web 3.0, and Platform Engineering.

Product overview

CORE 24/7 LLP is a DevOps-as-a-Service provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure services centered around DevOps support, SRE, cloud migration, and Kubernetes operations. The core product is DevOps as a Service providing 24/7 infrastructure support with CI/CD, monitoring, IaC, and incident response. Supporting modules include specialized audits (CI/CD, Kubernetes, monitoring, PCI DSS, GTS), highload system optimization with stress testing, cloud migration services, and platform engineering. The AI/Big Data suite covers DataOps, MLOps, AI Engineering, and an LLM Platform for on-premise model hosting. Additional offerings include DevOps outstaffing, FinOps cost optimization, Web 3.0 services, Kubernetes support for 1C Bitrix, and subsidized programs through EBRD and Astana Hub. The company also operates a Learning Center with DevOps courses, internship programs, and hosts DevOpsDays and CNCF events in Central Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DevOps Support (DevOps as a Service) Full-cycle 24/7/365 infrastructure support including CI/CD setup and automation, monitoring and alerting, Infrastructure as Code management, reliability assurance, and incident response with 15-minute SLA, for enterprises and banks in Kazakhstan and CIS.
• SRE as a Service Site Reliability Engineering services that increase system reliability and availability, optimize infrastructure for minimal downtime, and improve user experience through SRE practices.
• DevOps Outstaffing Dedicated DevOps engineers assigned to client projects, providing full-spectrum IT, DevOps, and DevSecOps support with team-based expertise on a monthly billing model.
• CI/CD Setup and Pipeline Continuous integration and delivery pipeline configuration to automate development and deployment, accelerate feature releases, and reduce errors.
• Kubernetes Implementation and Docker Containerization and orchestration services packaging applications into containers and configuring Kubernetes deployments for portable and scalable infrastructure, including support for air-gapped and fault-tolerant clusters.
• Kubernetes Support 24/7 Kubernetes cluster management with dedicated account manager and a response time SLA of up to 15 minutes, including partnership with client teams.
• Kubernetes Audit Expert analysis of Kubernetes cluster stability, optimization recommendations, and scaling assistance, delivered as a detailed report.
• CI/CD Audit Analysis of delivery pipeline bottlenecks, deployment improvement recommendations, and time-to-market reduction delivered within a 2-week standard timeline.
• Monitoring Audit Identification of potential monitoring issues and optimization of monitoring service costs, delivered within a 1-month timeframe.
• PCI DSS 4.0 Audit Annual certification assistance for working with payment data, implementing all auditor requirements for PCI DSS 4.0 compliance.
• GTS Audit System preparation for GTS (Technical Control System) trials ensuring 100% information security compliance.
• Infrastructure Audit Expert analysis of any IT system with detailed report delivery in short timeframes.
• Highload System Support Highload system optimization and ongoing support ensuring high availability with 24/7 fault tolerance for peak-load applications.
• Stress Testing System performance testing under high load conditions to validate stability during critical periods.
• Cloud Migration Services Comprehensive cloud migration covering virtual servers, networks, databases, applications, data, and platforms across AWS, Yandex Cloud, VK Cloud, GCP, Azure, and Oracle Cloud, with options for both cloud adoption and on-premise solutions.
• Microservices Migration Microservices architecture organization and configuration for accelerated CI/CD workflows.
• Datacenter Migration Infrastructure relocation to datacenter facilities, on-premise, or between data centers.
• DataOps Data processing workflow support and acceleration to eliminate infrastructure failures and resource shortages.
• MLOps Machine learning model integration for solving business tasks with large data volume processing.
• AI Engineering AI and ML project infrastructure setup, optimization, and ongoing support tailored to client requirements.
• LLM Platform Large language model hosting on customer-owned hardware with 24/7 support and a 10-minute response time SLA.
• FinOps Cloud cost optimization providing full control and leverage for project cost savings in cloud environments.
• Web 3.0 Services Decentralized and secure system development based on blockchain technology with smart contract development assistance.
• Platform Engineering Internal platform development to accelerate software development with custom specifications, minimal errors, and reduced deployment time.
• Kubernetes for 1C Bitrix Fault-tolerant cluster configuration for 1C Bitrix services with 24/7 ongoing support.
• Big Data Processing Platform (DPP) Platform for collecting, processing, and storing big data.
• OpsMan Operations management services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Infrastructure costs reduced by up to 50% through optimization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration42 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial partnership for cloud services implementation. Core 24/7 implements AWS cloud solutions for clients requiring high flexibility and scalability.
• Yandex CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for Russian cloud for CIS projects with local presence in Kazakhstan. Focus on data analysis and AI/ML development tools.
• VK CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for Russian cloud platform for CIS projects with local presence in Kazakhstan. Focus on power and reliability.
• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for cloud solutions leading in innovation for flexible and scalable projects.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for cloud solutions for complex business tasks and high performance.
• Oracle CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for hybrid cloud platform with focus on high performance, security, and enterprise solutions.
• GitLabcoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial vendor partner in Kazakhstan for DevOps lifecycle management, code storage, and version control.
• Atlassian (Jira, Confluence)coreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial vendor partner in Kazakhstan for Agile tools supporting effective development and business processes.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified partner offering Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift, Ansible for IT process automation.
• SUSE (k3s, Rancher, Harvester)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for IT protection and acceleration, workload optimization, and business continuity solutions.
• JFrogcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for continuous software release management including Artifactory, Pipelines, and Xray.
• Sonatype (Nexus)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for software security and lifecycle management solutions.
• SonarSource (SonarQube)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for code quality and security analysis across 25+ programming languages.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for security, performance, and reliability including DDoS protection, CDN, and WAF.
• The Linux FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationSilver member supporting open source ecosystem and community initiatives.
• CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation)coreTechnology or IntegrationSilver member and certified Kubernetes provider. Organizer of CNCF Day Central Asia.
• Astana HubcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStartup ecosystem platform offering 25% discount on Core 24/7 DevOps services for registered Astana Hub companies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Slalom: Slalom is a global consulting firm with strong cloud and DevOps practices targeting mid-market and enterprise clients. It is comparable to CORE 24/7 in the consultative DevOps/cloud transformation motion and managed delivery model.
• Accenture: Accenture's Cloud First / DevOps practices serve large banks and governments globally with managed cloud and platform engineering. It represents the upper bound of competitive intensity for CORE 24/7 on enterprise and government tenders.
• EPAM Systems: EPAM is a global digital engineering services provider with extensive CIS delivery centers, offering DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering. It competes with CORE 24/7 for larger enterprise and financial-services DevOps mandates across CIS geographies.
• Softline: Softline is a large global IT services and solutions provider with strong CIS and Central Asia presence, offering cloud, managed services, and DevOps consulting across vendors including AWS, Azure, and Yandex Cloud — overlapping directly with CORE 24/7's enterprise/government DevOps and cloud migration services.
• AWS Professional Services: AWS Professional Services delivers cloud migration, DevOps, and managed Kubernetes services for enterprise and government clients globally. As a hyperscaler practice, it competes with CORE 24/7 for the same enterprise and government AWS engagements.
• Capgemini Engineering: Capgemini delivers cloud, DevOps, and managed infrastructure services globally and in CIS-adjacent geographies. It competes for enterprise cloud transformation and managed services contracts similar to those delivered by CORE 24/7.
• Cognizant Softvision: Cognizant offers cloud, DevOps, and platform engineering services with significant Eastern European delivery. It is comparable to CORE 24/7 in the managed DevOps/cloud engineering motion for enterprise and financial-services clients.

Regional players

• T1 Integration: T1 (formerly T1 Group) is a large Russian IT services group covering cloud, DevOps, and managed infrastructure for banks and government. It overlaps with CORE 24/7 in CIS enterprise/government DevOps engagements, particularly where Russian-cloud compatibility matters.
• Neoflex: Neoflex is a Russia-based IT services firm specializing in data platforms, cloud, and DevOps for banks and large enterprises. It overlaps with CORE 24/7 on big-data and DevOps engagements in CIS financial services and could compete for the same Kazakhstan-based banking clients.

Direct peers

• Flant: Flant (now operating under the Deckhouse brand) is a Kubernetes-native services and product company headquartered in Russia with deep CIS presence, offering managed Kubernetes, DevOps consulting, and platform engineering — directly comparable to CORE 24/7's Kubernetes implementation, SRE, and managed services in the CIS/Central Asia region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/core247
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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