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Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the Calico newsletter! Here’s what we have in store for you this month...

CalicoCon 2024: Highlights from Paris

Last week we had the pleasure of attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU in Paris, France. We also hosted CalicoCon 2024, a co-located event, to talk about our favorite subject: Calico! Read our recap blog post for highlights from the conference.

Read blog post.

Meet America’s Best Startup Employers 2024

Tigera has been named one of America’s best startup employers in 2024 by Forbes!

Read announcement.

Google Cloud adds Tigera to its network observability partner ecosystem

We have recently been added to Google Cloud’s network observability ecosystem! Calico Cloud integrates with Google Cloud to offer a comprehensive network observability and policy solution designed for the complexities of Google Cloud Kubernetes workloads.

See details.

Customer case study: Nowcom secures SaaS application with Calico

Dealer management software solutions company, Nowcom, achieved network security and compliance in Kubernetes using Calico Enterprise

Read case study.

OPEN SOURCE

Check out the latest Project Calico videos to learn more about open-source networking and security for containers and Kubernetes in the cloud. Watch here.

Project Calico news

*NEW* eBPF dataplane networking and security workshop: Introducing a self-paced workshop to learn eBPF-based networking and network security for Kubernetes using Calico. With this experience, you will be able to architect and implement a scalable and secure Kubernetes-based SaaS or CaaS platform. Get started.

Calico vs. Cilium: 9 Key Differences and How to Choose – Explore this learn guide to select the right eBPF dataplane for your environment. Read here.

GitHub Discussion forum – Looking for help with your Calico deployment? Or maybe you’ve got a new tutorial that you’d like to share with the community? While the Calico users Slack is still the best place to look for answers, in some cases you might want to showcase a problem or ask for a feature. Join us in our GitHub Discussion forum.

Calico Wall of Fame – As a valued member of our Calico users community, we would like to feature you on our NEW Project Calico Wall of Fame. To participate, fill out the form here.

Community meeting – Shape the future of Project Calico by attending the next monthly Project Calico community meeting on April 10th at 9:00 am PT. This event is online and brings you all the updates we are working on to help you with your cloud-native journey. Join the Zoom meeting.

If you would like to contribute to the Calico Open Source community beyond GitHub, schedule a conversation to discuss event opportunities.

In the meantime, connect with us online:

RECENT RELEASES: CALICO ENTERPRISE & CALICO CLOUD

March 13th, 2024 – Calico Enterprise 3.17.4
February 28th, 2024 – Calico Cloud 19.0.0
February 2nd, 2024 – Calico Enterprise 3.19.0 (Early Preview)

IN THE NEWS

Check out this recent Tigera-related coverage.

Meet America’s Best Startup Employers 2024 from Forbes
Tigera Leads in GigaOm Sonar Report for Container Networking Innovation from PR Newswire
How to Address Kubernetes Risks and Vulnerabilities Head-on from The New Stack
18 Kubernetes Security Tools You Should Know from Authority Magazine
Tigera Launches Enhancements to Calico Cloud to Improve Security Posture with Cluster Security Score and Recommended Actions from PR Newswire

➔ To see all coverage and to read Tigera’s press releases, visit our Newsroom.

LEARNING RESOURCES

Tutorials

Hands-on experience at your pace. Use our self-paced tutorials to learn how to address common security and observability challenges for containers and Kubernetes. See available tutorials here.

Help Center

Our Help Center is an important technical resource for users and customers of Calico Cloud and Calico Enterprise. The Help Center contains technical articles to help you install, configure and manage your Calico solution. Access the Help Center here.

O’Reilly eBook

Kubernetes security and observability: A holistic approach to securing containers and cloud-native applications

Learn why you need a holistic security and observability strategy for containers and cloud-native applications, and new cloud-native approaches for establishing security and observability for applications running on Kubernetes. Get your free copy here.

Blog

What’s new in Calico – Spring 2024 – Discover the latest updates to Calico, including VXLAN-based cluster mesh networking, advanced observability features, improved support for Windows-based containers, third-party integration with webhooks, and enhanced egress gateway high-availability. Read now.

Integrating Prometheus AlertManager with PagerDuty in Calico – Discover how to ensure prompt communication of critical alerts and enhance the observability and reliability of your Kubernetes clusters by integrating Prometheus AlertManager with PagerDuty in Calico. Read now.

DNS troubleshooting for Kubernetes applications with Calico DNS dashboards – Learn how to use Calico DNS dashboards to gain comprehensive visibility into DNS traffic, identify performance bottlenecks, and streamline troubleshooting for improved application performance. Read now.

Integrating Calico Image Assurance (Vulnerability Management) with Azure DevOps Build Pipeline – Learn how to integrate Calico Image Assurance with Azure DevOps build pipeline to enhance the security of your containerized applications and ensure vulnerability management throughout the development lifecycle. Read now.

What you can’t do with Kubernetes network policies (unless you use Calico): The ability to log network security events – Explore how to log and analyze network security events in Kubernetes using Calico. Read now.

➔ Explore all blogs

Guides

Cilium vs Calico – Understand the features, capabilities and key differences of Calico and Cilium, two open-source cloud-native networking solutions. Read guide.

Kubernetes Security Context – Learn about the different options for Kubernetes security context, the limitations, and walk through a tutorial on how to set an internal security context for a pod. Read guide.

Cloud Native Networking – Delve into the attributes of cloud-native networking and how it can enhance scalability, efficiency, and security in your network infrastructure, plus explore three use cases. Read guide.

White papers

Networking, security and observability for multi-cluster Kubernetes environments – This paper details how you can use Calico to create a Kubernetes cluster mesh to enable high availability for distributed applications across multiple clusters. Read whitepaper.

Implement microsegmentation for cloud-native workloads – Get a step-by-step guide to understanding and implementing new microsegmentation techniques for modern cloud-native workloads. Read whitepaper.

Calico for financial services: Top use cases – Top financial services companies use Calico to implement Kubernetes and workload security with a “Default-Deny” mode for their cloud workloads. Learn more.

➔ Explore all white papers

Certifications

Certified Calico Operator: Azure Expert

Gain experience using the Calico–Azure integration through hands-on labs. By the end of this course, you will know more about Azure cloud, as well as managed, self-managed, and hybrid cluster deployment using Calico in Azure.

Enroll here.

Certified Calico Operator: Level 1 – Understand how Kubernetes networking works, how to configure and manage a Calico network, and how to secure your cluster following today’s best practices. Enroll here.

Certified Calico Operator: AWS Expert – Understand several options for deploying Kubernetes in AWS, examine how the default AWS networking works, and learn how to configure and manage Calico in AWS, and how to secure your AWS Kubernetes cluster. Enroll here.

Certified Calico Operator: eBPF course – By the end of this course, you’ll be able to run and modify simple eBPF programs, understand the deployment options and methods available with Calico’s eBPF data plane, and be able to confidently deploy eBPF across multiple environment types. Enroll here.

➔ Explore all certification courses

PARTNERS

We are pleased to welcome our new partner, Commeo, France to the Tigera partner program. Commeo was founded in 2005, its head office is based in Versailles. We look forward to working with Commeo to further grow our footprint in EMEA.
Both the Connect London Tech Show and KubeCon in Paris provided a great opportunity for us to meet with existing and new potential partners. The feedback from channel partners across EMEA is that we are seen as an exciting proposition and will bring value to their client base.
Our new partner NuageUp facilitated a dinner with BNP Paribas in Paris last week, we progressed an exciting conversation and we look well positioned to be added to BNP Paribas’ technology providers.
We continue to build our partnership profile and expect 2024 to be a huge success.

➔ See all Tigera partners

We hope you found valuable resources and information in this month’s newsletter, and we welcome your feedback. Please let us know how we can make our monthly newsletter a useful source of information that you look forward to each month. Send us your suggestions.

Have a great month!
–Tigera Team

Tigera

Calico Newsletter – March 2024