Microsoft Azure
Azure embeds Project Calico to offer their customers network security for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Tigera and Microsoft have also co-developed Windows support for Project Calico. Calico Enterprise provides deep network security for AKS and Kubernetes running on Azure VMs.
Calico on Azure AKS and Kubernetes on Azure Compute
The Calico Policy Engine is one of the recommended policy engines that is included with Microsoft Azure AKS. Enabling Calico Policy on an Azure AKS cluster is easy to do by following the steps in the Azure AKS Documentation.
For customers who require cross-platform Linux/Windows support for Kubernetes deployments, Calico for Windows makes it possible to modernize your Windows applications using Windows containers.
The Tigera team invented and are the primary maintainers of Project Calico. Tigera provides several commercial support options if desired.
Calico Enterprise
Enterprise software and support that solves several common challenges to enterprise adoption use cases including
- Egress access controls to securely connect pods with cloud resources such as RDS and ElasticCache
- Enforcing and reporting on enterprise security controls required for compliance such as PCI DSS, GDPR, and internal policies
- Visibility and troubleshooting tools to avoid or quickly resolve connectivity issues
With Calico Enterprise you can manage security across multi-cluster environments that can span Azure as well as on-prem and multi-cloud across most Kubernetes distributions.
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Calico Essentials
Training and workshops to help you get to production faster, as well as a named technical account manager for technical support.
See the course catalog here and the workshop catalog here. To learn more, click here.
Additional Resources:
- Video: Everything you need to know about Kubernetes networking on Azure
- Video: From Zero to Azure: Network Policy Comes to ACS Engine
- Video: Everything you need to know about Kubernetes Ingress networking
- Video: Everything you need to know about Kubernetes Services networking
- Press Release: Tigera Announces General Availability of Calico for Windows
- Blog: Integrating Azure CNI and Calico: A technical deep dive
- Blog: Securing modernized apps and simplified networking on Windows with Calico
- Tutorial: Calico Network Policies with Azure Kubernetes Service
- Product Documentation: Secure traffic between pods using network policies in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Video: Azure Friday: Secure traffic between pods using network policies in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)