Company
About Karl
About Karl
Karl Technology is an Italian software company building the next generation of virtualization: lighter than legacy hypervisors, more elastic than VM-based stacks, and engineered for real operational control. At the core of our approach is a patented architecture (WO2023/012553) that replaces the permanent weight of always‑on virtual machines with Kubernetes‑orchestrated instances that exist only when needed.
Karl is not “another VDI tool.” Karl is the alternative foundation: modern virtualization that makes Enterprise DaaS finally efficient, secure, and scalable—across on‑prem, private cloud, and major public cloud environments.
What we build
Karl is a unified platform where virtualization and cloud-native orchestration converge into one operational model. From a single control plane you can manage clusters, networks, storage, and instance pools, and deliver workspaces with the same experience across environments.
This is the practical difference: instead of carrying hundreds or thousands of “machines that exist even when powered off,” Karl runs on‑demand environments that allocate resources when sessions are active—and release them when they are not.
Our mission
Our mission is simple: replace the legacy virtualization mindset with a model that is more efficient, more secure, and easier to operate at scale.
For twenty years, IT teams have been forced to accept a trade‑off: to centralize control, they had to accept complexity, licensing layers, and heavy virtual desktops that waste resources and expand the attack surface. Karl eliminates that compromise by design.
KARL: Kube Accelerated Real Time Lab
KARL stands for Kube Accelerated Real Time Lab. The name reflects our purpose: bring Kubernetes‑native principles into day‑to‑day IT operations—without forcing organizations to rewrite their history. We modernize virtualization first, so enterprises can evolve faster and deliver secure workspaces with less cost, less complexity, and more control.
Certifications
Karl stands out from others through a constant commitment to the compliance of its processes and products. The company intends to apply this mindset also to the design of its product features, which are meant to support those who choose Karl, enabling them to achieve and demonstrate compliance easily.
ISO 9001ISO 9001
ISO 9001 — Quality Management System (QMS) A globally recognized quality management standard defining how to establish, maintain, and continually improve a quality management system.
It supports consistent delivery of products and services through repeatable, controlled processes.
ISO/IEC 25002ISO/IEC 25002
ISO/IEC 25002 — SQuaRE (Quality model overview and usage) A framework for defining quality models composed of characteristics and sub‑characteristics, linked to measurement, requirements, and evaluation. It helps make software and system quality auditable beyond functionality, using objective models and shared criteria.
ISO/IEC 27001 - 27017 - 27018▾
ISO/IEC 27001 + 27017 + 27018
ISO/IEC 27001 — ISMS (Information Security Management System) An international standard to establish an information security management system based on risk management and continual improvement.
It turns security into controlled, measurable, and scalable processes over time.
ISO/IEC 27017 — Cloud Security Controls (cloud extension) Guidelines and cloud-specific security controls for the provision and use of cloud services, with additional implementation guidance beyond general controls.
It clarifies operational responsibilities and controls for both cloud providers and cloud customers.
ISO/IEC 27018 — Cloud Privacy / PII Protection (public cloud) Control objectives and guidelines to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the public cloud environment.
It strengthens privacy governance when cloud services act as PII processors under contract.