Consul Connect: An Easy to Use Service Mesh for Everyone

Modern cloud or container-based infrastructures are much more difficult to manage than traditional monolithic applications. When you begin to break your application into smaller parts, getting all those parts to communicate correctly is a daunting challenge. Add in legacy applications, and it can feel nearly impossible to keep up.

During this quarter's HUG, we'll show you how to use Consul Connect to securely connect your applications and databases using secure, easy to configure "intentions". If you're still tracking IP addresses and ports in a giant spreadsheet, or managing thousands of firewall rules, come learn about the future of secure service segmentation with Consul Connect.

Our presenter is Sean Carolan. Sean is a HashiCorp Solutions Engineer based in Austin, Texas. In his past life Sean was a Linux system administrator. His interests include cloud computing, robotics, automation, gardening, outdoor activities and yoga.

Food, soda and adult craft beverages will be served.