Kubernetes Podcast from Google Ambient Mesh, with Justin Pettit and Ethan Jackson
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Sep 20, 2022 AI Snips
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Ethernet Nostalgia
- Justin Pettit and Ethan Jackson, guests on the Kubernetes Podcast, share a history from their time at Nicira.
- Jackson recounts Pettit's story about the amazement of 100Mb ethernet during his college days.
Ambient Mesh Defined
- Ambient mesh makes Istio feel like a natural part of the Kubernetes network, not an add-on.
- This simplifies operations and offers various benefits for applications by removing sidecar containers.
Sidecars: A Stepping Stone
- Sidecar proxies were initially an improvement over older, more invasive methods of service mesh integration.
- However, they present challenges, leading to the exploration of alternative approaches like ambient mesh.