Christer Swartz

Solutions Marketing Director

Christer Swartz is Solutions Marketing Director at Illumio. He has spent many years in the Networking industry, beginning with a small startup called Cisco. He was previously with Netflix, designing the birth of their Internet video-streaming architecture, and also with Palo Alto Networks, designing deep security in both data center and cloud architectures. 

Authored content

How to Design and Implement an Effective Container Microsegmentation Strategy with Kubernetes
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How to Design and Implement an Effective Container Microsegmentation Strategy with Kubernetes

Micro-segmentation is often viewed as challenging to implement at scale.

A Deeper Look at Illumio’s Integration with Palo Alto Networks
Partners & Integrations

A Deeper Look at Illumio’s Integration with Palo Alto Networks

Learn how pairing Illumio with Palo Alto Networks can address security at the network as well as at the workload.

Best Practices for Workload Segmentation: Lean and Streamlined or Heavy and Complex?
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Best Practices for Workload Segmentation: Lean and Streamlined or Heavy and Complex?

There are two approaches to micro-segmentation, heavy or lightweight. Learn which is better for your organization and how Illumio can help.

Harnessing Natural Language to Define and Simplify Microsegmentation Policies
Illumio Products

Harnessing Natural Language to Define and Simplify Microsegmentation Policies

Harnessing natural language can reflect how users perceive the resources being protected as well as their attitudes toward security in general.

Network Security is Not Workload Security
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Network Security is Not Workload Security

There are distinct differences between network security and network-based solutions and workload security and solutions like micro-segmentation.

Why Hybrid Cloud Should Not Equal Hybrid Security
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Why Hybrid Cloud Should Not Equal Hybrid Security

Just as overlay networks enable one consistent approach to networking in a hybrid cloud, hybrid security should be designed in the same way. Here’s why.

Don't Let Your Network Be a Roadblock to Workload Segmentation
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Don't Let Your Network Be a Roadblock to Workload Segmentation

Discover why the network is no longer a roadblock to agile workload delivery, automation, and security.

Containers Anatomy 101: What is a Cluster?
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Containers Anatomy 101: What is a Cluster?

From a networking perspective, both Kubernetes and OpenShift create logical, relevant constructs, in a hierarchical approach. Here are definitions you need to know.

Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.

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