Meshing It Up Securely: How Roche Manages Network Connectivity for 1000+ Edge Clusters

Explore how Roche, a leading global healthcare company, manages network connectivity for over 1000 edge clusters in this 27-minute conference talk. Discover the challenges of building a modern, cloud-native edge compute platform for running applications in highly protected environments like laboratories and hospitals. Learn how Cilium Service Mesh is leveraged to bring "the firewall" closer to workloads, enabling fine-grained traffic control and simplifying network policy operations through a GitOps approach. Delve into advanced Cilium features, such as routing cluster traffic targeting the cloud through specific forward proxies before leaving customer premises. Gain insights into secure network management strategies for large-scale edge computing deployments in the healthcare industry.