Custom software and infrastructure services for high-performance computing and enterprise systems
Cadre5 is a 25-year-old custom software and systems integration firm serving mid-market and enterprise clients. The tech stack reveals a heavy focus on HPC infrastructure and containerized deployments—Kubernetes, OpenShift, storage systems like Ceph and NetApp—paired with enterprise middleware (SharePoint, PingFederate). Active projects around the American Science Cloud Initiative and supercomputer support, combined with pain points centered on RMF compliance and scaling reliability, indicate a shift toward regulated, mission-critical workloads that demand both technical depth and security certification.
Cadre5 delivers custom software development, systems integration, and infrastructure services. The firm works across custom application development, enterprise portal deployments, content management system integration, and HPC-scale architecture—fields where off-the-shelf software falls short. Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company operates with a senior-weighted engineering and security organization, reflecting the compliance and reliability demands of their customer base. Projects span DevOps automation, storage optimization, SharePoint migration, and emerging cloud initiatives.
Cadre5 uses Linux, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Python, and enterprise storage (NetApp, Qumulo, Spectrum Scale, Lustre). Recently adopting Ceph. Security tooling includes Prisma Cloud, PingFederate, and OAuth.
Current projects include the American Science Cloud Initiative, HPC-scale services architecture, SharePoint farm migration, tiered storage integration, supercomputer support, and DevOps automation. Pain points center on scaling reliability, RMF compliance, and reducing support overhead.
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