Kentik Blog: Kubernetes

Kubecon 2023 was more than just another conference to check off my list. It marked my first chance to work in the booth with my incredible Kentik colleagues. It let me dive deep into the code, community, and culture of Kubernetes. It was a moment when members of an underrepresented group met face-to-face and experienced an event previously not an option.

In this blog, we discuss how Kubernetes approaches networking, the gaps in networking from Kubernetes, and how Kubernetes service meshes address those gaps.

Kubernetes is a powerful platform for large-scale distributed systems, but out of the box, it doesn’t address all the needs of complex enterprise systems deployed across multiple clouds and private data centers. Service meshes fill that gap by connecting multiple clusters into a cohesive mesh.

We’re fresh off KubeCon NA, where we showcased our new Kubernetes observability product, Kentik Kube, to the hordes of cloud native architecture enthusiasts. Learn about how deep visibility into container networking across clusters and clouds is the future of k8s networking.

In this blog post, we provide a starting point for understanding the networking model behind Kubernetes and how to make Kubernetes networking simpler and more efficient.