--- title: "Primetime Kubernetes with Kismatic + Calico" source: "https://www.tigera.io/blog/primetime-kubernetes-with-kismatic-calico/" --- [Company Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/company-blog/) [Technical Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/technical-blog/) # Primetime Kubernetes with Kismatic + Calico By [Andrew Randall](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/andrewrandall/) on Nov 08, 2016 • 2 min read There has been a lot of talk about enterprises embracing Kubernetes and I am happy to report that the talk is quickly shaping into action!  As users start shifting from lab to production, the support provided by ecosystem partners is critical to ensuring a successful ‘primetime’ deployment.   Months ago we started seeing an accelerated pace of adoption for Calico in enterprise Kubernetes deployments.  One company that we started working closely with on joint user engagements was Apprenda.  And, after an extended period of successful cooperation, [Apprenda just announced](http://bit.ly/2fvSH0z) that they selected Calico as the default secure cloud native networking solution for their unified enterprise Kubernetes stack, Kismatic Enterprise Toolkit. Joseph Jacks, Apprenda’s Senior Director of Product Management, Kubernetes Platform Engineering had this to say: After a rigorous analysis of the most actively maintained and leading alternatives, Apprenda concluded that Calico should be a default requirement for production-grade Kubernetes deployments in the enterprise.  Consequently, our launch of Kismatic Enterprise Toolkit provides first-class integration and configuration of Calico in a highly available manner along with the best practices provided by Tigera.  We could not be more excited about this close partnership. We are just as excited to be partnering with Apprenda and look forward to helping enterprises move beyond the lab into primetime! [Partner/Integration](https://www.tigera.io/tags/partner-integration/)[Project Calico](https://www.tigera.io/tags/project-calico/)[Announcements](https://www.tigera.io/tags/announcements/) ## Related posts [![EU Cyber Resilience Act: Europe Just Put Your AI Agents on a 24-Hour Clock](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/10/EU-Cyber-Resilience-Act-AI-Agents-featured.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-europe-just-put-your-ai-agents-on-a-24-hour-clock/) #### [EU Cyber Resilience Act: Europe Just Put Your AI Agents on a 24-Hour Clock](https://www.tigera.io/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-europe-just-put-your-ai-agents-on-a-24-hour-clock/) By [Alister Baroi](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/alister-baroi/) on Oct 5, 2026 In short, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) puts binding cybersecurity requirements on any software sold as a product in the EU, and it does not carve out AI agents. Since 11th September 2026, any... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-act-europe-just-put-your-ai-agents-on-a-24-hour-clock/) [![Meet Mylo: An AI-native way to work with Calico](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/09/Meet-Mylo-An-AI-native-way-to-work-with-Calico.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) #### [Meet Mylo: An AI-native way to work with Calico](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) By [Phil DiCorpo](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/phil-dicorpo/) on Sep 3, 2026 A library of Calico tools and skills — delivered through the Calico MCP Server What if your hardest network question took ten minutes instead of ten days? Anyone who has operated Kubernetes networking at scale... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) [![Why We Built Lynx: Bringing Control to the Age of AI Agents](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/06/Introducing-Lynx-NEW-TEMPLATE-2026-Tigera-brand.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/) #### [Why We Built Lynx: Bringing Control to the Age of AI Agents](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/) By [Ratan Tipirneni](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/ratan/) on Jun 17, 2026 For a decade, one idea has guided everything we’ve built at Tigera: How do you secure a dynamic system with a lot of moving parts that is changing rapidly, with a programmatic approach? Calico has... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/)