Connecting K8s Pods to Legacy VM Workloads Using Cilium Egress Gateway - Mirantis Labs Tech Talks

Explore secure network connectivity between Kubernetes container workloads and legacy VM workloads in this 38-minute tech talk. Learn why organizations need a secure solution for connecting on-premises virtualized workloads with Kubernetes workloads, and discover how Cilium CNI and Cilium Egress Gateway can address this challenge. Follow along as Mirantis Solution Architects demonstrate the process of providing and observing secure connectivity, including a live demo of K8s egress and egress gateway. Gain insights into Kubernetes native egress limitations, the benefits of Egress Gateway, and network topology comparisons. Walk away with key takeaways and practical knowledge to implement these solutions in your own environment.

Our next installment is set to premiere a week from Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at AM PDT & will cover Crossplane - a tool for cloud service provisioning & management linked above.
- Introducing the topic & our presenters
- What this talk will cover
- The problem statement
- Kubernetes native egress: limitations & challenges
- The solution: Egress Gateway
- K8s egress vs egress gateway network topology
- Live Demo: solution overview - K8s egress & egress gateway
- Quick recap
- Key takeaways
- A look at our upcoming Talks
- Outro