Buoyant

About

Buoyant is a software company based in San Francisco, founded in 2015 by former Twitter engineers William Morgan and Oliver Gould. The company specializes in open-source service mesh technology, focusing on enhancing cloud-native network security, reliability, and observability in Kubernetes environments. Buoyant's mission is to empower developers to create innovative and secure software, particularly through its flagship product, Linkerd, which is recognized as the first production-grade service mesh for microservices. Buoyant offers several key products, including Linkerd, a lightweight and secure service mesh that provides features like zero-trust authentication, observability, and cost-aware routing. The company also provides Buoyant Enterprise Linkerd, a commercial version with additional enterprise features, and Conduit, a user-friendly service mesh designed for Kubernetes. Buoyant's solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with existing observability stacks and support rapid multi-cluster deployments, making them a preferred choice for organizations seeking efficient and secure cloud-native applications.