# Partner with VSHN on the Application Catalog

You bring the customer relationship and project expertise: architecture consulting, application integration, data migration, compliance advisory. VSHN brings 24/7 managed operations for 15+ open-source services, Swiss data residency, and SLAs up to 99.99%. Together you deliver a full managed stack without either side building capabilities you don't have.

## Why this works

VSHN is not a consulting company. 86% of our revenue is recurring monthly operations. We don't compete with your project business. You deliver the transformation, we keep the lights on.

- **No competition**: VSHN sells standardized operations, not consulting engagements
- **Recurring value**: Your customer stays on VSHN operations, and you stay the trusted advisor
- **Full stack**: Databases, identity, secrets, platform, and AI/ML services, all operated by one team

## How we collaborate

**Lead Partner model.** For each project, one of us is the customer's single point of contact. Who leads depends on the project, agreed per engagement. The Lead Partner drives the project, handles invoicing, and owns first-level support.

**Joint delivery.** You handle consulting, integration, and project management. VSHN handles infrastructure operations, monitoring, backups, and SLA. Roles are agreed per engagement, not locked into a rigid structure.

**Flexible billing.** Invoice the customer together or separately, agreed per project. Both models are supported: each party invoices their share directly, or one party invoices the full amount and redistributes.

**Protected relationships.** No undercutting. Your customer stays your customer. Existing relationships are respected on both sides, with contractual protections for both parties.

## Division of labor for the Application Catalog

| Your role | VSHN's role |
|-----------|-------------|
| Architecture consulting and design | 24/7 service operations |
| Application integration | Monitoring, alerting, incident response |
| Data migration and onboarding | Automated backups and disaster recovery |
| Compliance advisory and audit support | Security patching and upgrades |
| Project management and customer relationship | SLA management with up to 99.99% availability |

## What you can offer your customers with VSHN

- **Managed databases**: PostgreSQL, EDB, MariaDB, Redis, RabbitMQ
- **Identity and security**: Keycloak (with Inventage), OpenBao
- **Development platforms**: GitLab, Forgejo
- **Infrastructure**: OpenShift, Kubernetes, Crossplane, NGINX, Varnish
- **AI/ML operations**: vLLM, LiteLLM, LLMOps

All services run on the customer's infrastructure (on-premises, cloudscale.ch, Exoscale) with Swiss operations.

## Partners delivering with VSHN

**[tim&koko](https://tim-koko.ch)**. Cloud consulting firm delivering container migrations and CI/CD pipeline design on VSHN-operated infrastructure.

**[Puzzle](https://puzzle.ch)**. Software company with 140+ employees. Provides cloud-native consulting and DevOps transformation alongside VSHN managed services.

**[bespinian](https://bespinian.io)**. Cloud-native consulting firm focused on Kubernetes and application delivery.

See all VSHN partners at [servala.com/partners](https://servala.com/partners/).

## Become a partner

Interested in delivering managed open-source services together? Let's explore how we complement each other.

[Book a partnership discovery call](https://aarno.cal.vs.hn/15-appcat) or [start a partnership conversation](#contact).