Tigera + VMware Cloud Foundation: Securing Kubernetes and AI at Scale
From Virtually Speaking Podcast by Virtually Speaking Podcast
May 18, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 596
About this episode
The episode discusses advanced networking and security for Kubernetes environments, focusing on AI workloads and the integration of Tigera's Calico with VMware Kubernetes Service.
Tigera is the creator of Calico, one of the most widely deployed Kubernetes networking and security platforms in the world, powering millions of Kubernetes nodes globally. In this conversation, Ratan explains why enterprise customers are demanding more advanced networking, observability, and microsegmentation capabilities for modern Kubernetes environments — especially as AI workloads continue to grow. The discussion covers Calico integration with VMware Kubernetes Service, platform engineering, service mesh, encryption, multi-cluster networking, and how organizations can simplify Kubernetes operations while improving security and performance. They also dive into one of the hottest topics at KubeCon: AI agents. Ratan shares how Tigera is thinking about agent governance, observability, authorization, and securing autonomous AI workloads across hybrid environments. If you’re building modern Kubernetes platforms, securing AI infrastructure, or operating cloud native applications at scale, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
People in this episode
Guest: Ratan
Topics covered
- Kubernetes security
- AI workloads
- networking
- observability
- microsegmentation
- cloud native applications
Keywords
- Kubernetes
- AI infrastructure
- Calico
- VMware
- networking
- security
- microsegmentation
- observability
- cloud native
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tigera, VMware, Kubernetes, KubeCon
Products: Calico
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