In a microservices architecture, effective communication between services is crucial for your application to function smoothly—often spanning multiple clusters. Traditionally, many DevOps teams tackle this challenge the hard way.

They may start by hiring a team to implement a complex service mesh with sidecars.

Then, they might bring in another team to set up an ingress gateway for Kubernetes clusters.

Finally, to manage communication across cloud networks, they often engage yet another team to automate network configurations like firewalls, gateway routers, and load balancers.

The result? Multiple teams, each with their own dashboards across different cloud environments.

There is a better way: KAOPS

KAOPS (Kubernetes Application Operations) offers several key features for multi-cluster application networking:

1. Simplified multi-cloud communication using Skupper, enabling secure cross-cluster connectivity without VPNs or special firewall rules.

2. Enhanced security and performance through NGINX integration.

3. Centralized management with a single pane of glass for all clusters and applications.

4. Secure inter-cluster container communication, automated across any cloud deployment.

5. Global load balancing across all deployed pods in all clusters.

6. Flexible deployment options, compatible with all clouds and Kubernetes distributions.

KAOPS uses Skupper, which acts as a containerized layer 7 router within Kubernetes clusters to build a Multi-Cluster Application Network

1. This enables secure communication between pods across different Kubernetes clusters without requiring VPNs or special firewall rules

2. KAOPS leverages Skupper to extend the reach of its operational tools, such as ArgoCD, to all of the customer's chosen clusters globally

3. When ArgoCD needs to attach a remote cluster, Skupper allows it to securely connect to the remote cluster's Kubernetes API service without exposing it to the internet, reducing security risks

4. For application components, Skupper facilitates connections between services in different clusters. For example, it can securely link a frontend running in one cluster to a backend database in another cluster

5. This approach creates a single central operations hub across multiple applications and clusters, rather than replicating operational efforts for each application or cluster individually

Nethopper KAOPS simplifies multi-cluster app networking by providing a secure, efficient, and centralized platform that connects tools, clusters, and applications across multiple cloud environments, enabling easier management, improved performance, enhanced security, and reduced operational costs for complex Kubernetes deployments.

Skupper is an open-source layer 7 service interconnect solution that enables secure communication across Kubernetes clusters without requiring VPNs or special firewall rules.