HashiCorp Consul and Application First Networking

Cody De Arkland, Technical Product Marketing, demonstrates HashiCorp Consul, using Nomad to deploy workloads and connect multiple environments together in a practical service mesh. Consul is a tool for connecting applications across clouds and runtimes, creating a “service mesh” for “application first networking.” Consul focuses on first-class support for all runtimes (Kubernetes, virtual machines, bare metal, and Docker) and creates a global service mesh out of the box, with consistency between inconsistent environments. Like all of HashiCorp, consul favors workflows over technologies, solving and enhancing use cases. De Arkland demonstrates application first networking in a series of interactive live demos and discussions with the Field Day delegates.