We are pleased to share that Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium is now available to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) customers as a one-click upgrade in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Today’s announcement marks a key milestone in our strategic partnership with Microsoft and begins our journey together to deliver the expansive eBPF-powered Cilium and Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium to Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure.
Our strategic partnership comprises several key milestones, as I laid it out in my blog post last year. Our subsequent blog about the key architectural benefits is well worth revisiting.
So, what does this announcement mean? Microsoft and Isovalent teams have been hard at work making sure Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium has been extensively tested and hardened on Azure Kubernetes Service. The solution is now ready to launch with customers. Customers have already started adoption. Adobe is a customer who is actively working together with Microsoft and Isovalent to leverage Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium on Azure Kubernetes Service.
Adobe has used Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium in production for many years, and we were excited to learn of the enterprise features and support provided on Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service by the Isovalent team. Our teams started testing of Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium on AKS as soon as it became available, and we are happy to report that we'll be moving this into production in the near future.
- Joseph Sandoval, Cloud Native Product Manager at Adobe.
Benefits of upgrading to Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium
If you are an existing Azure Kubernetes Service customer running Azure CNI powered by Cilium, you can now seamlessly upgrade to Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium via the Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium listing on Azure Marketplace.
We invite our customers to try out the upgrade on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. You can request a demo from us if you’re interested to learn more about Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium on Azure Kubernetes Service before trying it out. Get in touch with us by clicking the button below:
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Further Reading
- Azure and Isovalent main partner page
- Microsoft and Isovalent partnership announcement about bringing eBPF-based Networking and Security to Azure
- You can also read more about Azure CNI powered by Cilium in our announcement blog post and don’t forget to follow our tutorial
- Isovalent Enterprise for Cilium on Microsoft Azure Marketplace
- Cilium Updates Session
Thomas Graf, CTO & Co-Founder Isovalent, Co-Creator Cilium, CTO & VP Engineering Cisco Security
Thomas Graf is the CTO of Cisco Security and Vice President Engineering for Multi-Cloud Products and a recognized leader in the fields of networking, security, and open-source technology. As the Co-Founder and CTO of Isovalent, he played a pivotal role in advancing eBPF-based networking and security solutions before the company's acquisition by Cisco.
With a deep background in Linux kernel development, Thomas previously served as a technical lead for Red Hat’s kernel team, where he contributed to foundational innovations in networking and security. As a pioneer in networking and security, Thomas has driven key advancements such as eBPF that have influenced the broader industry.
As one of the creators of Cilium, a widely adopted open source project for Kubernetes networking and security, Thomas has been at the forefront of the cloud-native movement, enabling enterprises to build secure, high-performance infrastructure at scale.