Golden Images are the fastest way to compliance-capable infrastructure. They are based on pre-hardened, versioned platform baselines and are aligned with recognized security standards like CIS. Creation, maintenance and changes are automated, reproducible and completely traceable. Without manual drift.
Your benefits with Golden Images as a Service (GiaaS):
Together we capture your existing platform, regulatory requirements and security goals. Based on that, we define clear, traceable baselines (e.g. CIS, internal policies or industry-specific requirements).
The defined standards are technically implemented, versioned, and reproducibly reproduced. The creation is fully automated, consistent, and traceable – without manual interventions or configuration drift.
Every image is checked before release:
Security configurations
Compliance requirements
Reproducibility and change tracking
All results are documented and auditable
Golden Images are deployed in a controlled manner and maintained throughout their entire lifecycle:
Security and patch updates
Version changes
Controlled changes including proof and documentation
Why traditional operating models are reaching their limits under pressure from audits, security, and scaling.
Why manual server setups fail in regulated industries.
In many regulated IT environments, servers and platforms are still configured manually across different teams, tools, and individual procedures.
This leads to familiar problems:
High manual effort involved in configuring platforms such as RHEL, Windows, JBoss, or OpenShift
Inconsistent implementation of security standards (e.g., CIS), depending on individuals and projects
Time-consuming audit preparations due to missing evidence or the need to gather it manually
Increasing risk of errors due to individual deviations and lack of reproducibility
Personnel-specific knowledge that increases risks and makes scaling difficult
The result: tied-up capacities, increased operational risks, and growing regulatory uncertainty—especially where stability, traceability, and control are crucial.
