Solo.io provides an omni-directional cloud connectivity platform that integrates API and service management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments using open-source technologies like Envoy and Kubernetes. The solution enhances security and scalability by implementing zero trust principles and enabling self-service automation for developers, addressing the complexities of managing distributed cloud-native applications.
Funding
$171.9M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Managing API and service connectivity across hybrid and multi-cloud environments introduces complexities in security, scalability, and developer self-service. Traditional perimeter security models are inadequate for cloud-native applications, and stovepipe architectures limit flexibility and growth. Existing solutions often lack a unified approach to managing ingress, service-to-service, and egress traffic.
Solution
Solo.io provides a cloud connectivity platform, Gloo, built on open-source technologies like Envoy and Kubernetes, that unifies API and service management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Gloo implements zero-trust security principles, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and auditing for every request. The platform enables self-service automation for developers, allowing them to deploy and scale applications through GitOps and configuration as code. Gloo offers omni-directional connectivity, managing north-south, east-west, and egress traffic with a unified approach.
Target Audience
The primary audience includes platform engineers, API platform teams, and organizations transitioning to cloud-native architectures and microservices, particularly those in industries like finance, telecommunications, and e-commerce.
Features
- Omni-directional cloud connectivity unifying API and service management across all traffic types.
- Built on Envoy, Kubernetes, Istio, and other cloud-native technologies.
- Zero-trust security with authentication, authorization, encryption, and auditing.
- Federated control point for hybrid, multi-cloud, and distributed environments.
- Self-service capabilities for developers through GitOps and configuration as code.
- API connectivity unifying API management across external, internal, and third-party APIs.
- Service connectivity for connecting, securing, observing, and controlling microservices.
- Integrations with AWS services such as EKS and Lambda.