AI Meets Kubernetes Security: Tigera CEO Reveals What Comes Next for Platform Teams

How Can Teams Better Manage the Kubernetes Blast Radius and Skills Gap? How Does Calico AI Simplify Kubernetes Operations Through Conversation? Why Does Support for Istio Ambient Mode Matter for Unified Kubernetes Security? What Challenges Do AI Agents Introduce for Kubernetes Security? Why Are Enterprises Accelerating VM to Kubernetes Migrations? What Comes Next for Kubernetes Security and AI-driven Operations? Ready to Go Deeper on Calico AI and Kubernetes Security? Platform teams are tasked with keeping clusters secure and observable while navigating a skills gap. At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, The New Stack spoke with Ratan Tipirneni, President and CEO of Tigera, about the future of Kubernetes security, AI-driven operations, and emerging trends in enterprise networking. The highlights from that discussion are summarized below. Portions of this article are adapted from a recorded interview between The New Stack’s Heather Joslin and Tigera CEO Ratan Tipirneni. You can watch the full conversation on The New Stack’s YouTube channel. Watch the full interview here Tipirneni emphasizes the importance of controlling risk in Kubernetes clusters. “You want to be able to microsegment your workloads so that if you do come under an attack, you can actually limit the blast radius,” he says. Egress traffic is another area of concern. According to Tipirneni, identifying what leaves the cluster is critical for security and compliance. Platform engineers are often navigating complex configurations without decades of networking experience. “Calico AI is a great mechanism to help them understand some of the nuances and intricacies of how to troubleshoot these things without having to get a PhD in networking,” Tipirneni explains. Tigera’s new Calico AI aims to make cluster operations more approachable.