S2Ep2 - Chris Tomkins and Nathan Skrzypczak on VPP and K8s Calico Data Planes

In this episode, Nathan and Chris talk about VPP, Calico, CNI and Service Mesh architecture. We will learn how VPP can enhance security and performance of your K8s clusters and the benefits of using Calico.BiosChris Tomkins - Chris is lead developer advocate at Tigera, where he champions user needs to support Project Calico’s users and contributor community. He has worked in networking since 2000. After realising that a per-device CLI is not a scalable solution for a large environment, he took an early interest in infrastructure-as-code approaches and large-scale automation and continues to have a special interest in pursuing technologies in these areas. You can reach Chris on Twitter @tomkinsda and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdtomkins/ Nathan Skryypczak - Nathan is a software engineering at Cisco focusing on container networking & cloud app performance. After spending some time deploying & scaling web applications he took interest in converting his love for script based infras into cloud native approaches, and now contributes to the building blocks of line rate container networking. He’s a maintainer of the Calico/VPP integration, and of the QUIC stack & the cNAT in VPP.You can reach Nathan via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sknatThis podcast is brought to you by our sponsors:  Prisma Cloud and DynaminetYour HostsSteve Giguere: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegiguere/Glenn Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennwilson/DevSecOps - London GatheringKeep in touch with our events associated with this podcast via our website https://dsolg.com