Rook consulting and hands-on support

Rook consulting services to design, implement, and operate Kubernetes-native Ceph storage with improved reliability, scalability, and cost control. We deliver reference architectures, cluster and StorageClass/CSI configuration, migration plans, observability and backup/DR runbooks, and day-2 automation so teams can manage Rook confidently at scale.

Last updated Jun 4, 2026

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4.9/5 on Clutch
Top 0.7% of DevOps engineers
Billed by the hour, no lock-in

Consulting
Hands-on work
Architecture

Trusted by teams shipping production infrastructure

The hard part

Finding great Rook help is its own project

Hiring a strong Rook engineer, for the hours you actually need, is slow, risky, and expensive. Here is what teams keep running into.

Months wasted hunting for a specialist who actually knows Rook.
The wrong hire after weeks of interviews and onboarding.
Full-time cost when the workload is genuinely part-time.
Tech debt compounds while Rook sits half-finished between sprints.
The roadmap stalls every time Rook work lands on the wrong desk.

How it works

From first message to shipped Rook work

Starting is light and reversible. You see the plan and meet your engineer before a single hour is billed. Here is the whole path.

1
Tell us what you need
A short call to understand your current Rook setup, the constraints, and the result you are after.
2
We shape the plan
You get a written Rook work plan: the approach, the trade-offs, and the first steps, adjusted around your input.
3
Meet your engineer
We match you with the senior engineer on our team best suited to your Rook work. No hour is billed before this.
4
We do the work
Your engineer joins the team, ships the hands-on Rook work, and keeps consulting you at every step.

Runs throughout, start to finish

Shared Slack channelWhere we update and discuss the work, day to day.
Weekly syncsA standing cadence to review progress, blockers, and the next steps, with a written summary.
Pay as you goUse as many hours as you need. No retainer, no lock-in.
Free architect inputAn architect from our team joins the discussions to enrich the plan, at no charge.

Book a free consultation

A conversation first. You decide whether to go further.

Working together

Embedded in your team, not an agency over the wall

Your Rook engineer joins your team and your tools and works alongside you, with the rest of ours on call behind them.

Your team

Your engineer

The MeteorOps teamArchitects and senior peers review the plan and step in when you need a second specialist.

What you get

Everything in our Rook service

Consulting and hands-on work from the same senior engineer, billed by the hour.

A senior Rook expert advising you
We hire 7 engineers out of every 1,000 we vet, so you get the top 0.7% of Rook experts.
A custom Rook plan that fits your company
A flexible process turns your goals into a custom Rook work plan built around your requirements.
You pay only for the hours worked
Use as many hours as you like, zero, a hundred, or a thousand. It is completely flexible.
The same expert does the hands-on Rook work
Our Rook service goes past advice: the person consulting you joins your team and does the hands-on work.
Perspective from many Rook setups
Our experts have worked with many companies and seen plenty of Rook setups, so they bring real perspective on yours.
An architect's input on the Rook decisions
On top of your Rook expert, an architect from our team joins the discussions to enrich the plan.

Proof, not adjectives

Teams that stopped firefighting

The same senior engineers, on real production work. A recent study, and what clients say once the dust settles.

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Thanks to MeteorOps, infrastructure changes have been completed without any errors. They provide excellent ideas, manage tasks efficiently, and deliver on time. They communicate through virtual meetings, email, and a messaging app. Overall, their experience in Kubernetes and AWS is impressive.
Mike OssarehVP of Software, Erisyon
Good consultants execute on task and deliver as planned. Better consultants overdeliver on their tasks. Great consultants become full technology partners and provide expertise beyond their scope. I am happy to call MeteorOps my technology partners as they overdelivered, provide high-level expertise and I recommend their services as a very happy customer.
Gil ZellnerInfrastructure Lead, HourOne AI

Free evaluation

Tell us about your Rook project

A couple of lines is enough. We come back with a quick read on the work, a rough shape of the plan, and the senior engineer who fits.

A senior engineer reads it, not a sales rep
We reply within a few hours
Billed by the hour if you go ahead, no lock-in

Useful info

A bit about Rook

Things you need to know about Rook before choosing a consulting partner.

What is Rook?

Rook is a Kubernetes-native storage orchestrator commonly used to deploy and operate Ceph inside Kubernetes clusters. Platform and DevOps teams use it to provide durable, self-managed persistent storage for stateful applications, especially in on-premises and hybrid environments where managed cloud storage is limited, inconsistent across environments, or cost-sensitive.

Rook runs as Kubernetes operators and custom resources (CRDs), translating declarative configuration into ongoing storage operations. It integrates with standard Kubernetes workflows such as StorageClasses and PersistentVolumeClaims, so applications can request storage without managing Ceph directly. For related platform context, see Kubernetes.

Automates Ceph cluster deployment, configuration, and day-2 lifecycle tasks
Enables dynamic provisioning for stateful workloads via StorageClasses and PVCs
Supports block (RBD), file (CephFS), and object (RGW) storage interfaces
Helps coordinate scaling, upgrades, health monitoring, and recovery workflows

Why use Rook?

Rook is a Kubernetes-native storage orchestrator most commonly used to deploy and operate Ceph inside Kubernetes. It is used when teams need self-hosted, durable persistent storage with declarative configuration and day-2 operations aligned to Kubernetes workflows.

Automates Ceph cluster deployment and lifecycle management using Kubernetes controllers and CRDs, including bootstrap, upgrades, and scaling.
Enables declarative, GitOps-friendly operations where storage state is defined in manifests and continuously reconciled to the desired configuration.
Provides access to Ceph block, file, and object storage for workloads through Kubernetes StorageClasses and CSI integration.
Reduces operational toil by turning common maintenance activities into repeatable Kubernetes-native workflows, with status and events visible via the API.
Supports failure-domain aware placement using nodes, devices, racks, and zones to meet availability and durability requirements.
Standardizes storage provisioning across environments by keeping the control plane in-cluster and using Kubernetes RBAC and namespaces for access control.
Improves observability by exposing cluster health, capacity, and performance signals that can be scraped and alerted on via common monitoring stacks.
Enables multi-tenant and policy-driven patterns with per-StorageClass settings for performance tiers, replication, and isolation.
Fits stateful platforms that need predictable recovery and data integrity, including databases, message queues, and analytics workloads.

Rook is a strong fit when a Kubernetes platform needs portable storage without depending on a specific cloud provider. Key trade-offs include the complexity of operating Ceph, plus careful planning for networking, failure domains, capacity growth, and performance tuning.

Alternatives include Longhorn, OpenEBS, Portworx, and cloud-managed CSI-backed storage such as AWS EBS, Google Persistent Disk, or Azure Disk. For background, see Kubernetes storage concepts.

Why get our help with Rook?

Our experience with Rook helped us develop repeatable reference architectures, automation patterns, and incident-ready runbooks that we use to help clients design, implement, and operate Kubernetes-native Ceph storage with predictable reliability, performance, and cost control.

Some of the things we did include:

Designed and deployed Rook-managed Ceph clusters across development, staging, and production Kubernetes environments with consistent StorageClasses, reclaim policies, volume expansion, and access-mode standards.
Planned Ceph topology through Rook (MON/MGR placement, OSD sizing, replication vs. erasure coding, and failure-domain layout) to meet availability targets while keeping recovery time and capacity overhead manageable.
Implemented GitOps-driven day-2 operations with Argo CD, including safe upgrade sequencing, config drift controls, and controlled rollouts for operator and Ceph version changes.
Built storage observability using Prometheus and Grafana, with alerts for quorum health, OSD flaps, slow ops, backfill/recovery saturation, and near-full conditions.
Hardened multi-tenant usage with Kubernetes RBAC guardrails, namespace-level patterns for safer PVC usage, and encryption-at-rest/key management considerations aligned to platform security requirements.
Planned and executed migrations from legacy in-cluster volumes and external storage systems to Rook-managed RBD/CephFS, including cutover sequencing, downtime minimization, and rollback paths.
Validated failure scenarios (node loss, disk loss, network partitions) and tuned disruption budgets, drain/maintenance workflows, and OSD replacement procedures to reduce incident risk.
Optimized performance and cost by tuning pool settings, selecting the right volume type (RBD vs. CephFS), setting capacity thresholds, and implementing cleanup policies to prevent runaway growth.
Integrated Rook provisioning into platform templates and CI/CD workflows so application teams could request persistent volumes consistently across namespaces and clusters.
Implemented backup and restore workflows for stateful workloads, including restore testing, clear ownership boundaries between application and platform teams, and runbooks for real incident response.

This experience helped us accumulate significant knowledge across multiple Rook use-cases, and it enables us to deliver high-quality Rook setups and operational support that fit real production constraints.

How can we help you with Rook?

Some of the things we can help you do with Rook include:

Assess your current Kubernetes storage setup and deliver a written review covering risks, operational gaps, and prioritized recommendations for Rook and Ceph.
Define an adoption roadmap with target architecture, ownership model, SLAs/SLOs, and a phased migration plan for stateful workloads.
Design and implement production-ready Rook/Ceph clusters for block, file, and object storage aligned to failure domains, capacity targets, and growth.
Standardize provisioning with StorageClasses, pools, replication/erasure coding strategies, and workload-aware placement for predictable performance.
Automate day-2 operations using infrastructure-as-code and GitOps workflows with Argo CD to keep changes repeatable and auditable.
Harden security and compliance with least-privilege RBAC, encryption and key-management patterns, network policies, and policy guardrails.
Improve reliability with upgrade strategies, backup/restore patterns, disaster recovery planning, and incident runbooks for on-call operations.
Implement observability for storage health and SLOs (metrics, logs, alerts) and integrate signals into your operational workflows.
Optimize cost and performance through capacity planning, tuning, and right-sizing to reduce overprovisioning without sacrificing resilience.
Enable your team with hands-on training, operational checklists, and knowledge transfer to run Kubernetes-native storage confidently.