IKEA Private Cloud: Cloud Native Networking with Cilium

Explore how IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) tackled cloud-native networking challenges in this 26-minute conference talk. Discover how Cilium became a crucial component in connecting IKEA's extensive cloud-native infrastructure across public and private cloud Kubernetes clusters. Learn about the company's top three networking challenges: reducing costs by moving load balancing to Kubernetes, managing IPv4 exhaustion, and ensuring predictable outbound traffic IP addresses. Examine the solutions implemented, including Cilium Service Mesh for ingress, LB IPAM with BGP for flexible IP allocation, and Egress Gateway for legacy workload connectivity. Gain insights into IKEA's business and technical requirements for delivering scalable and reliable applications, and understand how Cilium supported these critical goals with minimal assembly required.