Technology & Development – From raw data to a decision

Data Analytics: from Raw data for decision-making

Data lakes, ETL pipelines and BI dashboards on a robust infrastructure – with unlimited storage and on-demand computing power.

Why centron

The layers of your analytics stack

Good analytics require three things: unlimited storage, scalable computing power and robust data protection.

Data Lake in S3

Raw data, events and exports are stored in S3 Object Storage – which offers unlimited scalability and can be accessed from any tool via the S3 API.

Fast databases

ClickHouse, PostgreSQL or Elasticsearch run on NVMe volumes with the IOPS required for analytical queries.

Compute by job size

ETL jobs and aggregations scale in Kubernetes – large night-time runs are assigned large nodes, whilst the cluster shrinks during the day.

Analyses relating to compliance

Personal data is stored in German, C5-certified data centres – your analyses will pass any data protection audit.

Open source rather than lock-in

Your analytics stack, chosen by you

Airflow orchestrates, dbt transforms, Metabase or Grafana visualises – all self-hosted on your infrastructure, connected within a single VPC. No vendor lock-in, no data sharing, full cost transparency.

unbegrenztData Lake in S3 · Free traffic
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  • Data Lake – S3 as the central raw data layer
  • ETL & Orchestration – Airflow, dbt & Co. in Kubernetes
  • BI front-ends – Metabase, Grafana, Superset
  • Data Protection – all in Germany
  • 99.9% uptime SLA for ccloud³ VMs – reliably hosted in German data centres
  • Free VPC traffic – excess data transfers cost just €0.001 per GB
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The right centron products

Customers typically implement this use case using these building blocks – which can be combined and expanded at any time.

S3 Object Storage
Ab
5,00 € / Monat
Scalable storage
  • S3-compatible API
  • Free traffic
  • Unlimited scalability
Kubernetes
Ab
29,99 € / Monat
Container orchestration
  • AutoScaler included
  • Traffic at a fixed price
  • CI/CD-ready
Volumes
Ab
0,05 € / GB · Monat
NVMe Block Storage
  • Can be expanded whilst in operation
  • Snapshot-compatible
  • Independent of the VM
In a nutshell

Which cloud infrastructure is best suited to data analytics?

Cloud for data analytics: data pipelines, data warehouses and BI tools on scalable infrastructure – data storage in Germany. The cornerstone of the service is S3 Object Storage from €5.00 per month – billed by the hour, with no minimum contract term. This is supplemented as required by Kubernetes and volumes. The service is operated exclusively in our own data centres in Germany – certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz, with an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 certificate. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit.

Packages and prices
Building blockPrice
S3 Object Storagefrom €5.00 per month
Kubernetesfrom €29.99 per month
Volumesfrom €0.05 per month
Tech & Development FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Which analytics tools does centron use?

All standard open-source stacks: ClickHouse, PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch as databases; Airflow and dbt for pipelines; and Metabase, Superset or Grafana as front-ends – self-hosted with root access and without vendor lock-in.

How much does it cost to get started?

The starting prices are deliberately low: S3 Object Storage from €5.00 per month, Kubernetes from €29.99 per month and volumes from €0.05 per GB per month. New accounts receive a €200 starting credit valid for 60 days – you can calculate the cost of your specific configuration transparently using the price calculator.

Can this be implemented in a way that complies with the GDPR?

Yes. In analytics projects, data protection depends on where the analysis takes place: as soon as raw data containing personal references reaches a hyperscaler, the legal situation becomes complex. At centron, the data lake, pipelines and BI front-end remain in Germany – self-hosted, with no transfer to third parties. The data centres are certified to ISO 27001 on the basis of IT-Grundschutz; for ccloud³ / Managed Cloud there is an unrestricted BSI C5:2020 Type 1 attestation. Further details can be found in the Trust Centre.
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