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GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking

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Greymatter.io Recognized as a Challenger and Fast Mover in 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking 

January 27, 2025 – Alexandria, VA – Greymatter.io, a leader in zero trust networking solutions, is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking, marking a significant milestone for the company as it expands its influence in the container networking space. 

This is the first time Greymatter.io has been featured in this report, earning recognition as a Challenger and Fast Mover in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant. This distinction highlights the company’s commitment to advancing secure, scalable, and efficient networking solutions for enterprises navigating increasingly complex containerized environments. 

Innovation and Strengths 

The GigaOm report recognized Greymatter.io for its enterprise-grade Zero Trust Networking Platform, which extends its service mesh capabilities to Layer 3 through Layer 7 connectivity for containers, Kubernetes environments, and beyond. 

Key strengths noted in the report include: 

  • Layer 7 Networking: Superior traffic routing capabilities based on methods like path-, header-, and query parameter-based routing, enabling granular control for enterprise applications. 
  • Advanced Load Balancing: Support for Layer 3–7 techniques, including weighted round-robin and regional affinity, providing flexibility and scalability. 
  • Workload Identity and Authentication: An excellent implementation of SPIFFE/SPIRE for automated mutual TLS (mTLS), enhancing security through ephemeral certificate rotation. 
  • Emerging Technologies: High scores for our implementation of handling Non-Person Entities, ensuring secure communication is established only after proper verification. 

 

“With this recognition, we’re solidifying our position as a forward-thinking innovation ZTN, going lower into the networking stack and creating more automation involving security,” said Chris Holmes, CEO, Greymatter.io. “We’re honored to be included and look forward to continuing to help organizations solve their most pressing zero trust connectivity challenges.” 

 

Industry Impact 

Greymatter.io’s inclusion in the report comes at a critical moment for industries adopting cloud technologies in segregated, hybrid local/central, and isolated settings. As enterprises increasingly adopt multi-cloud and hybrid environments, there is a growing demand for solutions that combine innovation with platform maturity. 

The 2024 GigaOm Radar Report emphasizes the critical role of advanced Layer 7 capabilities, workload identity, and emerging technologies like workload identity attestation and support for the 5G service-based architecture. Greymatter.io’s ability to address these needs positions the company as a trusted partner for organizations aiming to achieve secure and efficient connectivity in their containerized environments. 

Access the Full Report 

To explore the full 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking, a subscription to GigaOm is required. For more information on accessing the report, visit gigaom.com. 

For organizations looking to learn more about how Greymatter.io’s solutions can enhance their container networking strategy, connect with an expert today at connect@greymatter.io  

About Greymatter.io 

Greymatter.io is a recognized leader in Zero Trust Networking, delivering secure service connectivity across hybrid, multicloud, and edge environments. With compliance to stringent standards such as FIPS, NIST, and GDPR, Greymatter.io is the preferred choice for enterprises with high security and compliance needs. We specialize in automating secure service connectivity for cloud-to-edge use cases. 

Our industry-leading Zero Trust Networking (ZTN) platform simplifies cloud and network operations. Greymatter delivers end-to-end secure service connectivity automation, securing cloud, mobile networks, and edge computing by verifying every transaction, enforcing encryption, and ensuring explicit policy control across the entire fabric. This reduces complexity, lowers costs, and enhances security, allowing organizations to efficiently manage and protect their cloud-native applications, APIs, and services. 

For more information, visit www.greymatter.io. 

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