About this free eBook
This reference architecture gives platform engineers, security teams, and Kubernetes architects a practical framework for closing the gap between Kubernetes adoption and operational readiness. It covers seven critical pillars — multi-cluster connectivity, ingress and egress traffic management, microsegmentation, unified observability, Kubernetes-native load balancing, and service mesh — with architectural patterns, maturity assessments, and evaluation criteria you can apply to your environment today.
About the authors

Alex Pollitt
Alex Pollitt, is one of the co-founders of Tigera, the team that created Project Calico, the leading open source networking and network security solution for Kubernetes. With a background in developing carrier grade networking software, he was an early contributor to the Kubernetes community and helped influence early Kubernetes networking ideas that are today taken for granted. Twitter: @lxpollitt.
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