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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, announces its inclusion in the 2024 GigaOm Radar Report for Container Networking. This marks a significant milestone as the company expands its influence in container networking.
Greymatter.io earned recognition as a Challenger and Fast Mover in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant in this report’s first feature. This distinction highlights the company’s commitment to advancing secure, scalable, and efficient networking solutions for enterprises with increasingly complex containerized environments.
Innovation and Strengths
The GigaOm report recognized Greymatter.io for its enterprise grade Zero Trust Networking Platform. It extends service mesh capabilities to Layer 3-7 connectivity for containers, Kubernetes, and beyond.
Key strengths noted in the report include:
- Layer 7 Networking: Superior traffic routing based on path, header, and query parameter based methods. This enables 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 mention in the report comes at a critical moment for industries adopting cloud technologies in hybrid, local and central, and isolated environments. As enterprises increasingly adopt multicloud and hybrid environments, there is a growing demand for solutions that combine innovation with platform maturity.
The 2024 GigaOm Radar Report highlights the importance of advanced Layer 7 capabilities, workload identity, and emerging technologies like 5G. Greymatter.io addresses these needs, positioning the company as a trusted partner for secure, efficient connectivity in containerized environments.
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For organizations looking to learn more about how Greymatter.io’s solutions can enhance their container networking strategy, connect with an expert today.
About Greymatter.io
Greymatter.io is a recognized leader in Zero Trust Networking, providing secure service connectivity across hybrid, multicloud, and edge environments. With compliance to 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 secure service connectivity automatically, 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.
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Greymatter.io
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