Isovalent Enterprise Platform 26.05: Bringing Kubernetes, VMs, and Load Balancing Into One Operating Model

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Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes 1.18: New Routing, Policy, and Observability Enhancements

Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes 1.18 introduces native BGP route reflector support, Envoy HA for uninterrupted L7 traffic, smarter policy tooling, enhanced DNS and egress controls, and major Timescape UI and observability upgrades. This release focuses on simpler operations, stronger security, and predictable behaviour at scale.

• Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

Isovalent Enterprise Platform 25.11: Unified Release, Unified Value

Learn what is new in Isovalent Enterprise Platform 25.11, the unified release that brings updated networking, security, and observability across Kubernetes, virtual machines, and cloud environments.

• Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

Busy Bees, Balanced Minds

Isovalent’s World Bee Day initiative showed how deeply our culture connects personal well-being with positive impact. Instead of the usual idea of work–life balance, our team embraces work–adventure balance, a value that encourages curiosity, renewal, and individuality. For a month, colleagues took on personal challenges that helped them recharge, from long bike rides and mountain climbs to quiet reflection, creative projects, and mindful routines. Each activity supported Planet Bee Foundation, giving hundreds of children access to pollinator education. The experience showed how our culture thrives when people define balance in their own way. It strengthened our sense of community and reinforced the belief that caring for ourselves helps us contribute more to our work and to causes that matter.

• Ella (Vanda-Elvira) Speranska, Event Manager, Culture Bee

Red Hat Certifies Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes on OpenShift Hosted Control Planes

Isovalent Networking for Kubernetes is the first and only CNI certified for Red Hat OpenShift Hosted Control Planes (HCP). Learn how enterprises can deploy Cilium with OpenShift HCP and ROSA to achieve secure, observable, and scalable Kubernetes networking.

• Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

The Dan Kohn Scholarship Application Guide: Your Fast-Track to KubeCon

At Isovalent, we support the Dan Kohn scholarship fund because we believe every perspective makes the cloud-native ecosystem better. Inclusion isn’t an afterthought; it’s how great technology—and great communities—happen. Learn more about the Dan Kohn scholarship and how to apply.

• Donia Chaiehloudj, Software Engineer and Community

Isovalent Runtime Security Unifies Policy Management, Threat Detection, and Cisco Nexus Integrations with Tetragon v1.16!

Dive into the newest updates as Isovalent Runtime Security brings advanced policy management, threat detection, and Cisco Nexus integrations with Tetragon v1.16!

• Jeremy Colvin, Senior 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

The Isovalent Load Balancer

We are delighted to announce the availability of the Isovalent Load Balancer, which is designed to distribute application traffic across heterogeneous environments (traditional data center/ on-prem, cloud-native, or self-hosted/managed Kubernetes).

• Thomas Graf, CTO & Co-Founder Isovalent, Co-Creator Cilium, CTO & VP Engineering Cisco Security

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

The Cilium Honeycomb: Building Diversity, Community & Technical Excellence

The Cilium ecosystem thrives on collaboration, adaptability, and purpose.

• Donia Chaiehloudj, Software Engineer and Community

Understanding Kubernetes Network Security: Cilium Network Policy Deep Dive eBook

Explore our comprehensive eBook for an in-depth understanding of Cilium's network policy engine and its advanced capabilities

• Dean Lewis, Senior Technical Marketing Engineer

Be Bold. Be Brave. Be a Queen. Join us.

On International Women's Day 2025, Isonauts share their stories. Check out our career openings page and apply!

• Beatriz Martínez, Head of Culture