Calico Whisker UI, NFTables, and Staged Policies on Calico v3.30

Explore the latest advancements in Project Calico Open Source through this comprehensive 52-minute conference talk that covers major updates in releases 3.30 and 3.31. Discover how to implement staged network policies for "dry run" testing to audit policy impact before enforcement, preventing accidental outages in your Kubernetes clusters. Learn about the new open-source Calico Whisker UI that visualizes network flow logs and enhances troubleshooting capabilities. Understand the Generally Available nftables data plane that solves linear lookup performance issues found in iptables implementations. Master the use of policy tiers to establish proper precedence between security teams and application developers when managing network policies. Gain insights into connecting open-source clusters to Calico Cloud's free tier to access advanced features including policy recommendations. This session provides practical knowledge for managing and securing Kubernetes clusters more effectively through enhanced network policy management, improved data plane options, and powerful observability tools.