“Sidero” is a word meaning both iron and the stars. As Sidero simplifies running Kubernetes on iron (metal), and we’re shooting for the stars in creating the API managed datacenter, it seemed appropriate.

Talos was an automaton created by the Greek God of the forge to protect the island of Crete. He would patrol the coast and enforce laws throughout the land. We felt it was a fitting name for a security focused operating system designed to run Kubernetes.