Thomas Graf
Co-Founder of Cilium and the CTO and co-founder of Isovalent, the company behind Cilium. Discusses eBPF and XDP and how they can be leveraged for a wide variety of use cases across networking, observability, and security.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 1h 9min
Episode 445: Thomas Graf on eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter)
Thomas Graf, Co-Founder of Cilium and CTO of Isovalent, dives deep into the world of eBPF and XDP. He discusses how these technologies revolutionize networking, observability, and security by enabling efficient packet processing and real-time monitoring. Thomas contrasts traditional and modern kernel development practices while exploring the role of eBPF in microservices and Kubernetes. He emphasizes its benefits over conventional methods, such as improved system reliability and performance, along with how major tech companies are investing in this evolving field.
Feb 2, 2021 • 57min
Cilium: Programmable Linux Networking with Dan Wendlant and Thomas Graf
Dan Wendlant and Thomas Graf, co-founders of Isovalent, discuss the open-source software Cilium, which enables improved networking and security controls for Linux systems in containerized environments. They explore the impact of containers and Kubernetes on application management, the shift from VMs to containers and its effects on networking, the significance of eBPF in programmable Linux networking, and the abstract complexity and enhanced visibility in Kubernetes networking provided by Cilium.
