# Transparently interconnect microservices between data centers and pods

Last validated Jan 5, 2026

One of the toughest problems with containers is connecting them to each other
when they're spread between different data centers and sometimes even
different cloud providers. You end up having to configure complex,
error-prone IPsec tunnels, or sometimes send all the traffic to a central
point and back, creating a single point of failure and congestion.

Tailscale makes service location transparent, so every node can reach the
other nodes it needs to reach, safely and securely, no matter where they are
located. And every connection is subject to your corporate security policy
and audit trail.