Webinar

Cilium Up & Running: Live Book Circle with the Authors

Virtual

About this session

In this session, the authors walk through the most important themes from the book and connect them to real production environments. Get insights into lessons learned, design decisions, and practical guidance that go beyond what’s written in the book.

Watch to get insights on:

  • How Cilium fits into modern Kubernetes networking
  • Connectivity, security, and observability under the hood
  • Design decisions and tradeoffs behind core features
  • Multi-cluster networking, service discovery, and traffic engineering

In this session, authors Nico Vibert, Filip Nikolic, and James Laverack walk through the most important themes of the book, unpack the key ideas behind them and share real-world insights.

April 9, 2026

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