Securely Connect Applications with HashiCorp Consul
Networking in the cloud can be challenging, but HashiCorp Consul helps platform teams manage multi-cloud networks by securely connecting services. A centralized service registry provides a "map" of running services and enables service discovery or network automation of middleware components. Service mesh approaches can simplify network topology, especially in multi-cloud and multi-datacenter environments.
Traditionally, networking required manual tasks between hosts and static IP addresses. HashiCorp Consul offers a modern, automated, and service-oriented approach for cloud architectures and platform teams.
Service Discovery
HashiCorp Consul provides a common service registry for networking in a cloud operating model, allowing services to be programmatically registered and discovered by other services. Consul's integrated health check monitors service instances' health status and can be integrated with other services to provide a consistent registry and discovery service across cloud platforms.
Network Infrastructure Automation
HashiCorp Consul can automate network operations using Terraform to execute changes based on predefined tasks, reducing operational complexity and enabling highly dynamic infrastructure that can scale significantly higher than static-based approaches. This configuration removes dependencies and obstacles for common tasks, allowing product teams to independently deploy applications while platform teams rely on Consul for downstream automation.
Zero Trust Networking with Service Mesh and API Gateway
As organizations scale with microservices-based and cloud-native applications, controlling external client access to these microservices raises the volume of north-south traffic. Consul provides a distributed service mesh that pushes routing, authorization, and other networking functions to the endpoints in the network rather than imposing them through middleware.
Adding Consul's API Gateway provides consistent control and security for handling north-south traffic through a single, centralized control plane. Consul is an API-driven control plane that integrates with sidecar proxies alongside each service instance, enabling a zero-trust network model that ensures all service-to-service communication is authenticated, authorized, and encrypted.
HashiCorp Consul provides a single control plane to enable a broad ecosystem for service networking.
HashiCorp Consul can integrate with Vault for centralized PKI and certificate management and extend to Kubernetes deployments for secure storage of sensitive data. Consul Service Mesh secures service connections across any cloud environment and supports multi-tenancy with Administrative Partitions for consistent management and governance while maintaining autonomy and isolation for different tenants.
Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner
ITQ is equipped to offer comprehensive services to clients, ranging from solution design and configuration to deployment and ongoing support. Organizations can leverage the power of HashiCorp's tools to automate infrastructure provisioning, secure sensitive information, facilitate service discovery, and enable efficient application deployment. ITQ's certified status as a HashiCorp Implementation Partner is a testament to its deep understanding and proficiency in implementing cutting-edge cloud infrastructure solutions, providing clients with the confidence and assurance they need to optimize their IT operations and accelerate Cloud Native transformation.
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