Company Research Report: Isovalent

Company Overview

Name, Mission of the Company

Name: Isovalent, Inc.

Mission: Focused on providing advanced cloud-native networking, security, and observability solutions powered by eBPF technology to enable high-performance and scalable enterprise infrastructures.

Foundation, Founders, Key People

Founded by:

Thomas Graf, Co-founder & CTO

Dan Wendlandt, Co-founder & CEO

Key People:

Thomas Graf, Co-founder & CTO

Dan Wendlandt, Co-founder & CEO

Liz Rice, Chief Open Source Officer

Ian Knight, Chief Revenue Officer

Ilona Gaweda, Vice President, Engineering

Sejal Korenromp, Vice President, Marketing

Christiaan Kuun, Vice President, Operations & Partnerships

Toufic Arabi, Vice President, Customer Success

Gene Kim, Vice President, Finance

Charla Rodney, Head of Human Resources

Beatriz Martínez, Head of Culture

Headquarters

Isovalent, Inc: 20830 Stevens Creek Blvd #1047, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA

Isovalent GmbH: Hönggerstrasse 65, 8037 Zürich, Switzerland

Number of Employees

No information is available.

Revenue of the Company

No information is available.

What Is the Company Known For

Isovalent is known for its product Cilium, an eBPF-based networking, security, and observability solution. Cilium provides high-performance and scalable connectivity for cloud-native infrastructure.

Products

Products Offered

Isovalent Cilium Enterprise

Cilium (open-source)

High-Level Descriptions and Key Features

Isovalent Cilium Enterprise

An enterprise-grade, hardened version of Cilium with advanced features. It includes support and customization options, making it suitable for various enterprise requirements.

Key Features:

Scalable Connectivity: Secure and scalable networking for up to 100,000 pods.

Zero-Trust Network Policy: Provides robust security at multiple layers.

High-Performance Load Balancing: Efficient traffic management and load balancing capabilities.

Multi-Cluster Connectivity: Seamless network integration across multiple clusters.

Transparent Encryption: Data encryption without service mesh complexities.

Compliance and Forensics: eBPF-based security monitoring and compliance features.

Historic Data Views: Advanced analytics and historical data visibility.

Service Mesh: Configured for sidecar-free operations with native Envoy integration.

Cilium (Open Source)

An open-source project that enables secure and observable network connectivity across container and cloud-native workloads. It leverages the Linux kernel technology, eBPF, for efficient and flexible networking and security capabilities.

Key Features:

Highly Scalable IPv4/IPv6 Kubernetes CNI: Supports advanced networking methods.

Identity-Based Enforcement: Provides security policy enforcement based on identity, not IP addresses.

Overlay and Direct Routing Modes: Flexible networking configurations for different use-cases.

eBPF-based Data Path: Ensures high performance and low overhead.

Recent Developments

Recent Developments in the Company

Acquisition: Cisco has completed the acquisition of Isovalent to boost their multi-cloud networking and security capabilities.

New Products Launched

Cilium 1.16: Includes features like Netkit for veth replacement, Gateway API GAMMA support, and BGP Version 2.

New Features Added to Existing Products

eBPF-Based Security and Compliance: Enhanced security observability, improved compliance monitoring, and historical data analytics.

Advanced BGP Features: Enhanced BGP support with timers customization, eBGP multihop, BGP graceful restart, and more.

Any New Partnerships

Cisco Partnership: Enhances cloud-native capabilities by integrating Isovalent's technology into Cisco's multi-cloud strategy.

AWS: Integrates Isovalent Cilium Enterprise with AWS Marketplace offerings, making it easier for customers to deploy Cilium on AWS EKS and EKS-A clusters.

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