Cloud Packets and Perimeters

EP37 | Aviatrix Multicloud and Multicluster Networking and Security for Kubernetes

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Main Themes:

  • The rise of multicloud 2.0: Organizations are moving beyond a single primary cloud and embracing a true multicloud strategy to leverage best-of-breed services from different providers.
  • Kubernetes networking and security challenges: Multicloud Kubernetes deployments face issues with IP address exhaustion, overlapping IPs, egress security, and high-bandwidth secure inter-cluster connectivity.
  • Aviatrix solutions for multicloud Kubernetes: Aviatrix offers a controller-based, intent-based networking and security platform that addresses these challenges with dynamic segmentation, secure egress, and hybrid connectivity.

    • Key Ideas and Facts:

    Multicloud 2.0:

    • Shifting landscape: The cloud landscape has evolved significantly in the 18 years since AWS launched. Organizations now have access to hyperscalers, regional clouds, and specialized clouds.
    • True multicloud strategy: Organizations are adopting a true multicloud strategy to leverage the unique strengths of different cloud providers and enable developers to build better applications and services.
    • Cloud 2.0: Many organizations are calling this shift "Cloud 2.0," driven by the need for distributed data, models, and applications, especially with the rise of GenAI and AI/ML applications.

      • Kubernetes Networking and Security Challenges:

      • IP address exhaustion: Kubernetes is "IP hungry," leading to IP address exhaustion and challenges with overlapping IPs, especially in large deployments with thousands of VPCs.
      • Egress security: Millions of VPCs have weak or non-existent egress security, posing a significant risk to sensitive data.
      • Inter-cluster connectivity: Establishing high-bandwidth, secure connectivity between Kubernetes clusters across different clouds and on-premises environments is complex and challenging.

        • Aviatrix Solutions:

        • Controller-based, intent-based networking: Aviatrix provides a centralized multicloud controller and uses intent-based policies to dynamically segment and secure traffic across Kubernetes clusters, regardless of the underlying IP addresses.
        • Secure egress: Aviatrix replaces traditional NAT gateways with secure Aviatrix gateways, offering embedded NAT, visibility, and granular egress security policies based on Kubernetes resources.
        • Dynamic scaling: Aviatrix automatically discovers and incorporates new Kubernetes resources into security policies as clusters scale up or down, eliminating manual configuration and ensuring consistent security.
        • Hybrid connectivity: Aviatrix facilitates secure connectivity between cloud Kubernetes clusters and on-premises environments, including edge locations, enabling hybrid deployments for AI/ML and other workloads.

          • Customer Success:

          • Large-scale deployments: Aviatrix has customers with thousands of island VPCs and overlapping IP spaces, successfully using its platform to manage their multicloud Kubernetes environments.
          • Operational efficiency: Aviatrix simplifies operations with its controller-based approach, dynamic policy updates, and world-class SRE team handling upgrades and troubleshooting.

            • Key Quotes:

            • Anirban Sengupta (Aviatrix): "Today every organization should embrace multicloud. That's the best way to get ahead with their competitors and help their developers."
            • Anirban Sengupta (Aviatrix): "Networking and security should be top of mind... without connectivity and without security, you really can't have a multicloud strategy."
            • Anirban Sengupta (Aviatrix): "Kubernetes is very IP hungry. There is exhaustion, IP address exhaustion is the key."


              • Call to Action:

              Organizations looking to embrace a true multicloud strategy and overcome the networking and security challenges of Kubernetes should consider Aviatrix's controller-based platform. Contact Aviatrix for a demo and learn how their solutions can help you achieve secure and efficient multicloud Kubernetes deployments.

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