--- title: "Recap: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU + CalicoCon 2024" source: "https://www.tigera.io/blog/recap-kubecon-cloudnativecon-eu-2024/" --- [Company Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/company-blog/) # Recap: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU + CalicoCon 2024 By [Laura Ferguson](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/laura-ferguson/) on Mar 26, 2024 • 3 min read Last week we had the pleasure of attending KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU in Paris, France. It was a fantastic event where we once again had the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about Kubernetes, container security, and the latest developments in the open source ecosystem. We also hosted CalicoCon 2024, a co-located event, to talk about our favorite subject: Calico! Let’s take a look at some of the highlights from the conference. ## CalicoCon 2024 A large group of KubeCon attendees joined us on March 19th for a full-day event to explore the trends, strategies, and technologies making waves in the Kubernetes networking, security, and observability world. The day included a keynote on Project Calico’s past, present, and future, plus multiple presentations and workshops delivered by Calico engineers that provided a deep dive into topics such as eBPF, Windows HNS, multi-cluster mesh, best practices for network policies, scale, performance, encryption, and compliance. ![A speaker presents at CalicoCon 2024, explaining eBPF technology to an audience seated in chairs. A screen displays the presentation title and bullet points](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0640-scaled.jpg) ![A person giving a presentation to a large audience seated in a conference room](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0639-scaled.jpg) ![A man gives a presentation to an audience in a conference room. A screen displays information about network policy scaling](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0646-scaled.jpeg) ![A man gives a presentation to a seated audience about eBPF](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0642-scaled.jpeg) A good time was had by all in attendance, and two lucky winners of our raffles each took home a pair of AirPods! The day ended with happy hour and networking, where attendees had a chance to meet other Calico users as well as the engineers and leadership team behind Calico. ![Two people shaking hands, one handing the other a small white box](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_4799-scaled.jpg) ![A view through a room divider shows many people socializing and working at tables in a modern, brightly lit room](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0634-scaled.jpg) ## Calico at KubeCon KubeCon kicked off with a bang. In a keynote on the opening day, Bloomberg Data Science Platform’s engineering team shared their experience in providing managed ML platforms using Istio, OPA, Web Assembly (WASM), and Calico to provide a secure interactive environment. ![A large screen at KubeCon CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 shows a presentation about managed notebooks, with audience members watching](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/20240320_104723-scaled.jpg) ![Presentaion - Diagram showing a managed notebook's egress control architecture, including components like Istio, Jupyter, and Calico](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/20240320_104847-scaled.jpg) Our booth was buzzing with activity as we welcomed both familiar faces and new acquaintances. Our solution architect’s had back-to-back demos and were excited to answer attendee questions and provide live demonstrations on the spot. Hot topics of discussion included microsegmentation, secure egress controls, high-performance networking, when and when not to use eBPF, and Calico versus Cilium comparison. It was delightful to meet a massive community of Calico adopters, and the most frequently heard comment from them was “We love Calico—it just works”! ![Tigera's staff standing at a trade show booth featuring Calico and Tigera branding.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9830-scaled.jpg) ![Overhead view of a crowded tech conference trade show floor with numerous booths and attendees](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/20240322_120314-scaled.jpg) ![A large crowd of people at a the conference gathers around several booths displaying information on Calico](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0686-scaled.jpg) Our raffle draw on Friday garnered a lot of interest, and one lucky winner took home the coveted prize: an R2-D2 lego set. Congrats! ![Two people hold up a large Lego R2-D2 box at the conference](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_9826-scaled.jpg) ![A Calico and Tigera booth at a trade show. The booth features signage, displays, and Calico items](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/03/IMG_0686-1-scaled.jpg) ## Calico News During the conference, we announced enhancements to Calico Cloud, including new capabilities to provide organizations with comprehensive security posture management. Highlights of the news include: - Calico Cloud now provides a Cluster Security Score and Recommended Actions for cloud-native applications. - Enhanced observability and troubleshooting capabilities for endpoint traffic denials. - Webhooks can be used to monitor security events and receive alerts from Calico. - Egress Gateway feature offers high availability and load balancing for egress traffic. For more details, see our press release, “[*Tigera Launches Enhancements to Calico Cloud to Improve Security Posture with Cluster Security Score and Recommended Actions*](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tigera-launches-enhancements-to-calico-cloud-to-improve-security-posture-with-cluster-security-score-and-recommended-actions-302092309.html?tc=eml_cleartime)”, or check out coverage of the news in [IT Security Wire](https://itsecuritywire.com/news/tigera-launches-enhancements-to-calico-cloud-to-improve-security-posture-with-cluster-security-score-and-recommended-actions/), [Disaster Recovery Journal](https://drj.com/industry_news/tigera-launches-enhancements-to-calico-cloud-to-improve-security-posture-with-cluster-security-score-and-recommended-actions/), [Silverlinings](https://www.silverliningsinfo.com/newswire/tigera-launches-enhancements-calico-cloud-improve-security), [IT Ops Times](https://www.itopstimes.com/itops/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2024-istio-1-22-profiling-support-in-opentelemetry-wasmcloud-1-0-and-more/), and [Global Security Magazine](https://www.globalsecuritymag.com/tigera-launches-enhancements-to-calico-cloud.html).   We had a fantastic time connecting with everyone at the conference and look forward to seeing you at future events. 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