--- title: "Observability and Troubleshooting" source: "https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/observability-and-troubleshooting/" description: "Troubleshoot Kubernetes faster with Calico's service graph, flow logs, and dynamic packet capture for full visibility into cluster networking and apps." --- Solution # Observability and Troubleshooting Get visibility into workload communication. Identify and resolve security gaps and policy violations. [Start Free](https://www.calicocloud.io/) [Get a Demo](https://www.tigera.io/demo/) ![Observability explainer](https://embed-ssl.wistia.com/deliveries/9fca545b78913eb52df4d3fe4861a94e25804e1d.jpg?image_crop_resized=612x344) ## Benefits Real-time view of traffic flows within and outside Kubernetes clusters to understand service dependencies, view policy enforcement, and more ![Magnifying glass icon with an exclamation mark.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-Intrusion-detection-prevention.svg) ### Visibility into Workload Communication A runtime view of in-cluster activities, from the network to the application layer ![Observability icon.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-App-level-observability.svg) ### Identify Security and Access Control Gaps See all allowed access to Kubernetes objects and associated security policies ![Speed icon.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/icon-Get-up-running-in-minutes.svg) ### Faster Troubleshooting Built-in troubleshooting tools to help you identify and quickly resolve issues ## Trusted by Customers Worldwide [![Orange logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-Orange.png)](http://www.orange.com/en) [![Essentra logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/04/logo-Essentra.png)](https://www.essentra.com/en) [![Siemens Healthineers logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/09/logo-siemens-healthineers.png)](https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/) [![RBC logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/05/logo-RBC.png)](https://www.rbcroyalbank.com/) [![Marsh McLennan logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-Marsh-and-McLennan.png)](http://www.mmc.com/) [![Presidio logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/05/logo-Presidio.png)](https://www.presidio.com/) [![Box logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-box.png)](http://www.box.com/home) [![Nvidia logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/05/logo-Nvidia.png)](https://www.nvidia.com/) [![FM Global logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/03/logo-FM-Global.png)](https://www.fmglobal.com/) [![Upwork logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/12/logo-upwork.png)](https://www.upwork.com/) [![GoDaddy logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/03/logo-GoDaddy.png)](https://www.godaddy.com/) [![Arvato Systems logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2025/01/logo-Arvato-systems.png)](https://www.arvato-systems.com/) [![Aldagi logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/10/logo-aldagi.png)](https://aldagi.ge/en/) [![NBC Universal logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/09/logo-NBC-Universal.png)](https://www.nbcuniversal.com/) [![Chipotle logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2024/05/logo-Chipotle.png)](https://www.chipotle.com/) [![Meridianlink logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-Meridianlink.png)](http://www.meridianlink.com/) [![Mulligan Funding logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-MulliganFunding.png)](https://www.mulliganfunding.com/) [![HanseMerkur logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-HanseMerkur.png)](http://www.hmrv.de/en) [![Fiserv logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/12/logo-fiserv.png)](https://www.fiserv.com/) [![Berenberg logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-BERENBERG.png)](http://www.berenberg.de/en/) [![eHealth logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/10/logo-eHealth.png)](https://www.tigera.io/ehealth-case-study/) [![Coinmetrics logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/03/logo-coinmetrics.png)](http://coinmetrics.io/) ![Animated Dynamic Service and Threat Graph](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/12/Animated-Dynamic-Service-and-Threat-Graph.gif) ### Dynamic Service and Threat Graph A point-to-point, graph-based visualization of traffic flow and associated workload security policies in the cluster and across namespaces. Filter resources to understand individual and collective interaction of workloads, save custom views, and share pre-built views. Stage security policy implementation and enforcement on real-time traffic. [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/features/dynamic-service-graph/) ![L7 HTTP Dashboard](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/09/L7-HTTP-Dashboard.png) ### Application-Level Observability Detect anomalous behaviors at the application layer and achieve regulatory compliance. Centralized and complete view of service-to-service traffic in the cluster. A single pane of glass for all application-layer traffic, broken down by service, response code, performance metrics, application-level data. Matched with networking-level data by default. [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/service-mesh/) ![DNS Dashboard](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/09/DNS-Dashboard-02.png) ### Dashboards Accelerate DNS-related troubleshooting and resolution in Kubernetes environments with exclusive DNS metrics. Quickly confirm or eliminate DNS as the root cause for microservice and application connectivity issues. Custom dashboards eliminate manual, time-consuming data introspection and correlation. [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/features/calico-dashboards/) ![Dashboard view of network flow logs, showing filtering and traffic analysis, reflecting comprehensive network visibility](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2025/02/Whats-New-in-Calico-Winter-2025-3.png) ### Policy Creation and Testing Define, refine, and test network policies before enforcement with Flow Log, DNS, and Layer 7 (HTTP) dashboards that provide deep visibility into traffic flows. [Learn More](https://docs.tigera.io/calico-cloud/observability/dashboards) ![Service Graph Dashboard](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/09/service-graph-05.png) ### Dynamic Packet Capture Self-service, on-demand workload and endpoint troubleshooting with packet capture. Customize packet capture to specific traffic requirements and time intervals while restricting access to specific namespaces and endpoints based on RBAC. Create and share a packet capture jobs library to reuse, collaborate, and distribute job responsibilities. [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/features/packet-capture/) ## Available on Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Marketplace Get started right away on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud—every Calico component you need to get up and running is ready to go. [On Azure](https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-ca/marketplace/apps/tigerainc1620235671643.calicocloudsaas?tab=overview) [On AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-pq3tgvtlj3wce) [On Google Cloud](https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/tigera-public/calico-cloud?inv=1&invt=Ab27_g&project=tigera-public) ![Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud logos.](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2025/07/Solution-cloud-marketplace-AWS-Azure-03.svg) ## Customer Testimonial Here’s what our customers are saying about us ![Quotation marks](https://www.tigera.io/app/themes/tigera2021/dist/img/quotes-sign.svg) Calico’s multi-cluster management gave Box the observability required to solve the challenges we faced as a multi-cloud company that runs over 1,000 nodes. Tapas Mohapatra Sr. Manager, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud & Kubernetes, Box ![Box Logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/logo-Box-170x60-1.png) [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/box-case-study/) Thanks to Calico, we are now able to see exactly where things are happening in our environment, which allows us to identify potential security threats, monitor cluster health, and troubleshoot performance, connectivity, and security issues. Matthew Riedle Sr. Staff Security Engineer, eHealth ![eHealth Logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/10/logo-eHealth-170x60-1.png) [Learn More](https://www.tigera.io/ehealth-case-study/) [Read Customer Stories](https://www.tigera.io/customer-stories/) ## Featured Resources Developer-created resources to help you secure your Kubernetes deployment ![Observability for Microservices and Containers](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/Featured-resources-Observability-WP.png) White Paper ### Observability for Microservices and Containers Implement observability for Kubernetes and microservices to achieve cost-effective and fast troubleshooting. [Read More](https://www.tigera.io/lp/purpose-built-full-stack-observability/) ![Faster Microservice and Container Troubleshooting in 4 Steps](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2023/04/webinars-1200x628-1.png) Webinar ### Faster Microservice and Container Troubleshooting in 4 Steps Pinpoint issues and speed up troubleshooting with Kubernetes-centric approaches. [Read More](https://www.tigera.io/event/four-steps-to-faster-troubleshooting-of-microservices-and-containers-in-a-kubernetes/) ![Self-Paced Workshop for Observability](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2022/07/Self-paced-workshops.png) Tutorial ### Self-Paced Workshop for Observability Learn how to gain observability, optimize troubleshooting, and audit your environments. [Read More](https://www.tigera.io/interactive-training/) [All Resources](https://www.tigera.io/resources/) ![Calico Logo](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/01/Calico-logo-2026-black-text.svg) ## Ready to Get Started? 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