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Kubernetes Bytes

The evolution of service mesh technologies

May 17, 2024
Christian Posta, VP and Global Field CTO at Solo.io, discusses the evolution of service mesh technologies from Linkerd to istio implementations, connecting application components outside Kubernetes. They explore shared responsibilities between developers and platform engineers, using internal developer platforms for service mesh. Topics include on-prem and cloud flexibility, challenges in cloud-based development, and importance of automation and observability in infrastructure architectures.
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  • Service meshes like Istio provide layer 7 connectivity, MTLS, security, and more for modern networking solutions.
  • Developers and platform engineers share responsibility in defining service communication policies for secure application environments.

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The Evolution of Service Mesh in the Cake Stack

The Cake Stack is a framework that includes Kubernetes, CNI, ambient mesh, Envoy Proxy, and SPIFFE and SPIRE for networking solutions. Service meshes like Istio play a key role in providing layer 7 connectivity, MTLS, load balancing, security, and more, making them a vital part of modern networking solutions.

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