Author • Speaker • Instructor

Nico Vibert

Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Nico Vibert is a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer at Isovalent, the company behind the open-source cloud-native solution Cilium. Prior to joining Isovalent, Nico worked in many different roles - operations and support, design and architecture, and technical pre-sales - at companies such as HashiCorp, VMware, and Cisco. In his current role, Nico focuses primarily on creating content to make networking a more approachable field and regularly speaks at events like KubeCon and Cisco Live. Nico has held over 15 networking certifications, including the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE (# 22990). Nico is the co-author of the "Cilium: Up and Running" O'Reilly book and is the Lead Subject Matter Expert on the Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) certification.

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Help Us Map The State of Kubernetes Networking

Share how you run Kubernetes networking. Take the 10-min survey and enter to win prizes - including a KubeCon North America 2025 pass.

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Now Fully Encrypted: VXLAN/Geneve with IPsec in Cilium 1.18

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Cilium 1.18 - Ingress Bandwidth Manager

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Cilium 1.18 - Expanded IPv6 Support, Encrypted Overlay, Ingress Bandwidth Controls, Policy Performance Improvements, and More!

Cilium 1.18 brings major enhancements across security, performance, and operational flexibility. This release introduces a more secure encrypted overlay with IPsec, enhanced IPv6 support and further improvements to load balancing, Gateway API, and IP address management ; reinforcing Cilium’s role as the foundation for modern Kubernetes networking.

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Dan Finneran, Principal Community Advocate

Kubernetes Summer School: Session 2

Your Kubernetes cluster thrives on data, but how does it flow? Discover the complete journey: getting data to, into, around, and out of your cluster. Join Isovalent’s Kubernetes Summer School and master the story of data in and about Kubernetes clusters through four interactive, hands-on sessions!

  • Raphaël Pinson, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Kubernetes Summer School: Session 1

Your Kubernetes cluster thrives on data, but how does it flow? Discover the complete journey: getting data to, into, around, and out of your cluster. Join Isovalent’s Kubernetes Summer School and master the story of data in and about Kubernetes clusters through four interactive, hands-on sessions!

  • Raphaël Pinson, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Cisco Live 2025 San Diego - The Isovalent Recap

Isovalent made a major splash at Cisco Live San Diego 2025, marking a new chapter in its post-acquisition journey with Cisco. From launching the lightning-fast Isovalent Load Balancer to unveiling the Isovalent Network Bridge for VM migrations, and previewing Hubble Network Security Assessment for Kubernetes posture insights, innovation was front and center. The team also introduced Live Protect, a new eBPF-powered CVE shielding feature, and released a detailed Cisco ACI & Nexus integration guide. Alongside packed sessions, eBPF-heavy talks, and even a cruise around San Diego Bay, Isovalent’s presence was unmistakable.

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

What’s New in Networking for Kubernetes in the Isovalent Platform 1.17

Lots of new features in Isovalent Enterprise Networking for Kubernetes 1.17 - standalone EGW, BGP summarization, Calico to Cilium migration tool and more!

  • Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Isovalent and Cisco ACI: Better Together

In this blog post, learn why Isovalent and ACI work so well together to provide enhanced networking, security and observability for K8S!

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Garry Richardson, Sr. Solutions Engineer

KubeCon Europe 2025 Wrap-Up

KubeCon 2025 was a blast - in this blog post, find out what our highlights of the event were!

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Visualizing, Securing, and Controlling Kubernetes Traffic with Cisco ACI & Isovalent

Unlock advanced security and observability for your Kubernetes clusters with Isovalent and Cisco ACI. Learn how to track traffic, enforce micro-segmentation, encrypt communications, and integrate with tools like Splunk and Next-Gen Firewalls—all backed by live demos and expert insights.

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Garry Richardson, Sr. Solutions Engineer

  • Steve Sharman, Technical Solutions Architect

Isovalent Discovery Workshop: A Fast-Track to Cilium for Platform Engineers

Cilium is everywhere—but how can it help platform engineers like you keep clusters running smoothly? Isovalent to the rescue! In under 45 minutes, get a quick, hands-on overview of what Cilium has to offer. Watch this video to try it out and see it in action.

  • Raphaël Pinson, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

  • Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer