--- title: "Fleet: Software | Nexus Observatory" description: "Fleet, inside Software: kubernetes at the edge, fleet and multi-cluster management, bare-metal and zero-touch provisioning…" url: https://observatory.global/software/fleet/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Software](https://observatory.global/software/) / **Fleet** # Every node: its state, its plan, its evidence. Fleet, inside Software: kubernetes at the edge, fleet and multi-cluster management, bare-metal and zero-touch provisioning, network function orchestration and more. Every item is traced to its specification, from CNCF Kubernetes software conformance programme to O-RAN WG6 O2dms Interface Specification, and runs on the open Observatory Protocol. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/contact/) Architecture [The protocol](https://observatory.global/protocol/specification/) **Technologies**: 9 **At the frontier**: 0 **Protocol functions**: 3 of 8 **Industries served**: 3 Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn · hover a part **01** What it is ## Kubernetes and fleet orchestration. Compute placed where data is produced and decisions are needed: the device, far, near and regional edge tiers, multi-access edge computing, modular edge data centres including the AI tower in a box, servers and accelerators, storage, power and cooling, ruggedisation, fleet orchestration, OTA and GitOps, and the hardware trust that makes remote sites safe to run. How observations move from the edge into stores, catalogues and APIs with their provenance, licence and residency attached, and how they interoperate through open standards and the open Observatory Protocol. Each technology below carries what it is, what we do with it, and the standard it is drawn against. Compute and edge ### Kubernetes at the edge Lightweight, conformant Kubernetes on single nodes and small clusters at remote sites. We design, integrate, deploy and operate. CNCF Kubernetes software conformance programme Compute and edge ### Fleet and multi-cluster management Managing thousands of edge clusters as one fleet with policy, inventory and health. We design, integrate and operate. O-RAN WG6 O2dms Interface Specification · CNCF Kubernetes Compute and edge ### Bare-metal and zero-touch provisioning Bringing a new server from power-on to a working cluster without a technician on site. We design, integrate and deploy. DMTF Redfish · O-RAN WG6 O2ims Interface Specification Compute and edge ### Network function orchestration Lifecycle management of virtual and cloud-native network functions alongside apps. We design, integrate and operate. ETSI GS NFV-MAN 001 (NFV management and orchestration) Compute and edge ### Accelerator scheduling and sharing Allocating and partitioning GPUs and other accelerators between workloads and tenants. We design, integrate and operate. Kubernetes device plugins and dynamic resource allocation Compute and edge ### Observability Metrics, logs and traces from every site in a common format for fleet operations. We design, integrate and operate. OpenTelemetry specification Compute and edge ### Disconnected and intermittent operation Sites that keep running and reconcile safely when the link to central control is lost. We design and operate. OpenGitOps principles · IETF RFC 9171 Compute and edge ### Container security and multi-tenancy Isolation, image controls and runtime protection for shared edge clusters. We design and operate. NIST SP 800-190 (application container security) Data, software and interoperability ### Node roles and profiles The roles a node can play and the profiles that bundle its capabilities. We design and integrate. Observatory Protocol specification (Nexus Consortium) **02** Architecture ## Where it sits, and what it speaks. Fleet draws on 2 domains and 16 layers of the spectrum; the highlighted layers carry this area. It speaks 3 of the protocol's 8 core functions. Edge tiers and multi-access edge computing 9 Modular edge data centres and the AI tower in a box 8 Servers and accelerators 8 Storage and edge data management 6 Cooling and ruggedisation 10 Kubernetes and fleet orchestration 8 OTA updates, GitOps and software supply chain 8 Confidential computing and hardware trust 8 Ingest and streaming 8 Storage and data lakes 6 Metadata, provenance and catalogues 8 Open standards and interoperability 7 APIs and SDKs 7 Licensing, residency and governance 8 Digital twins and observability 7 Open protocol interfaces and federation 8 01**Join** Identity, attestation quote, signed policy. 02**Admit** Admitted for a stated scope, nothing wider. 03**Describe** What, where, how and by whom, with calibration. 04**Time** One clock across the grid, with its error bound. 05**Observe** Every value with quality and provenance. 06**Qualify** Tested against the specification, state on record. 07**Federate** Signed exchange across grids and trust domains. 08**Orchestrate** Software and configuration by signed plan. **03** On the grid ## Every site joins one observing grid. The open networks on the grid today, over real relief and the geodesic cells we count them into. A site built here enrols into the same grid. **04** In the field ## Where this runs, sector by sector. 1 deployment scenarios from the sector research that rely on fleet. [Government and public safety Alerting integration with the Common Alerting Protocol and cell broadcastSoftware-heavy: sensor triggers feed an alert origination tool; the alert authority keeps every decision.](https://observatory.global/sectors/public-safety/) **05** Open and enterprise ## Open by default. Enterprise by contract. The open counterpart lives on the main site for anyone to read and run. The enterprise service is designed, deployed and operated with you, under contract. Open, on the main site - Node agent and SDKs (licence pending) - App methods with worked examples Enterprise, on this site - Fleet operations - Supported runtime - Team workspaces - Integration engineering **06** The rest of the line ## Software, area by area. [Software Edge runtimeOne runtime from gateway to rack to tower.](https://observatory.global/software/edge-runtime/) [Software Node agentEnrolment, attestation quotes, signed updates.](https://observatory.global/software/node-agent/) [Software Field appsSurvey, commissioning and maintenance, offline first.](https://observatory.global/software/field-apps/) [Software app workspaceCoverage, power and timing, modelled as a team.](https://observatory.global/software/app-workspace/) [Software IntegrationsSCADA, GIS and data platforms, by typed contract.](https://observatory.global/software/integrations/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for fleet. The form names who receives your details. 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