# Tigera, Inc.
*Also known as Tigera*

- Website: https://www.tigera.io
- Location: San Jose, CA, United States
- Agent profile: https://directory.haycion.ai/agents/tigera-io

> Tigera provides unified network security and observability for Kubernetes clusters.

Tigera provides unified network security and observability for Kubernetes clusters, delivering security policy enforcement, threat detection, and observability at scale across multi-cluster and multi-cloud environments. The company focuses on helping cloud-native applications run securely by enabling customers to prevent, detect, and mitigate breaches in distributed containerized environments. Its offerings cover governance, policy lifecycle, and network visibility to support enterprises adopting Kubernetes and hybrid deployments.

**Mission:** We prevent, detect, and mitigate security breaches in cloud-native applications.

## Products & Services

### [Calico Open Source](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/calico/)
*Product*
Unified networking and security solution for Kubernetes with visibility and observability.

- **Cluster Mesh** — Facilitates Multi-Cluster Connectivity
- **eBPF-Based Networking** — Provides Fast Networking
- **Microsegmentation** — Limits Lateral Movement
- **Kubernetes High-Availability** — Enables High-Availability Architectures
- **Workload Access Controls** — Implements Zero-Trust Security
- **Egress Gateway** — Manages Outbound Traffic
- **Ingress Gateway** — Streamlines Ingress Management
- **Observability with Whisker** — Enhances Network Observability
- **Staged Policies** — Safeguards Policy Deployment
- **AI Workloads Support** — Enables Secure AI Deployments
- **Istio Ambient Mode** — Integrates with Service Mesh

### [Calico Cloud](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/calico-commercial-editions/)
*Product*
Deliver Unified Security and Observability for Kubernetes.

- **Multi-cloud Deployment** — Supports Multi-cloud Environments
- **Threat Detection** — Provides Proactive Threat Protection
- **Observability and Troubleshooting** — Enhances Operational Insight
- **SOC 2 Compliance Readiness** — Aids Compliance Efforts
- **Plug-and-play Security** — Simplifies Security Deployment
- **Policy Lifecycle Management** — Streamlines Policy Management
- **Integrated Application-Level Observability** — Improves Troubleshooting

### [Calico Enterprise](https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/calico-commercial-editions/)
*Product*
Achieve comprehensive network security and observability for Kubernetes environments.

- **Cluster Mesh** — Enables Multi-Cluster Connectivity
- **Microsegmentation** — Enforces Zero-Trust Security
- **Multi-cluster Security** — Consistent Security Across Environments
- **Compliance and Audit** — Streamlines Compliance Processes
- **Observability and Troubleshooting** — Enhances Troubleshooting Capabilities
- **Policy Lifecycle Management** — Simplifies Policy Management

## Market Segments

- **Kubernetes network security**: Enforcement of network policies, threat detection (IDS/IPS/WAF), and runtime network protection for Kubernetes workloads to prevent and mitigate breaches.
- **Kubernetes network observability**: Collection and correlation of L3/L4 network telemetry with application-level traces and flow logs for troubleshooting, forensics, and performance analysis across clusters.
- **Multi-cluster networking and policy management**: Capabilities for multi-cluster connectivity, centralized policy lifecycle management, and multi-cloud deployment to enforce consistent networking and security across clusters.
- **Microsegmentation and zero trust for containers**: Fine-grained workload segmentation, staged policy testing, and workload access controls to implement zero-trust lateral movement controls within Kubernetes environments.
- **Compliance and audit for cloud-native environments**: Controls, reporting, and audit capabilities that support SOC 2, PCI, GDPR and other compliance frameworks for Kubernetes deployments.
- **eBPF-based high-performance container networking**: High-performance pod networking and security built on eBPF, including ingress/egress gateways and integrations for service mesh and AI workloads.