Tigera: Building a Secure, Self-Service Kubernetes Platform: Networking, Provisioning, and Access That Just Work

Standing up Kubernetes is the easy part. Turning a collection of clusters into a secure, self-service platform – one that developers can actually use and that security teams can actually trust – is where most teams stall. In this webinar, Krumware, Calico, and Tailscale walk through a reference architecture that closes that gap, showing how three complementary layers come together into a single, governed developer experience.

Krumware demonstrates how the platform is provisioned and assembled: using Rancher to manage a fleet of downstream clusters and Epinio to deliver a streamlined application path, with platform services wired in from day one. Underneath, Calico provides the behind-the-scenes connective tissue — multicluster networking and policy-driven microsegmentation that keep workloads reachable where they should be and isolated everywhere else. At the edge of the platform, Tailscale delivers enterprise access controls, governing who can reach the platform and precisely what they can see and do once inside, all on an identity-based zero-trust mesh.

The result is a blueprint for a platform that is simultaneously easy to consume and hard to misuse – provisioned consistently, networked securely across clusters and clouds, and gated by enterprise-grade access. Whether you’re a platform engineer assembling golden paths or a leader evaluating a secure Kubernetes strategy, you’ll leave with a concrete architecture you can adapt.

Key Takeaways

• (Krumware) How Rancher and Epinio combine to provision and assemble a self-service platform across downstream clusters
• Where Calico fits as the multicluster networking and microsegmentation layer — and why it stays “invisible” to developers
• How the Tailscale (and Tailscale Kubernetes Operator) adds identity-based, zero-trust access controls over the platform and its services
• A repeatable reference pattern for delivering a secure, governed Kubernetes developer experience

Who Should Attend

Platform and DevOps engineers building Kubernetes platforms, plus security and infrastructure leaders evaluating multicluster networking and zero-trust access strategy.