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.
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.
AI integration in service mesh workflows enhances monitoring, anomaly detection, and predictive control capabilities.
Deep dives
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.
The Role of Service Mesh in Platform Engineering
Service meshes play a crucial role in platform engineering by offering a shared responsibility model. They provide a way for developers to define service communication policies without dealing with the underlying complexity of networking configurations. This approach helps in creating secure and efficient application environments.
AI in Service Mesh Workflows
AI integration in service mesh workflows can enhance monitoring, anomaly detection, and predictive control capabilities. AI agents can analyze telemetry data to predict and address issues proactively, augmenting human decision-making and enabling more automated control over network traffic and infrastructure.
Extending Service Mesh to Virtual Machines and External Services
Service meshes like Istio are evolving to extend their reach to virtual machines and external services, enabling secure connectivity and traffic control beyond Kubernetes clusters. Automating workload identity and egress traffic management are key aspects of enhancing network security and performance.
Community Engagement and Collaboration in Service Mesh Development
Engagement with community spaces like Istio Slack and solo Slack fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing in service mesh development. Standard integration points, declarative configurations, and the cake stack framework highlight the importance of community-tested components for building efficient and flexible networking solutions.
In this episode of the Kubernetes Bytes podcast, Ryan and Bhavin talk to Christian Posta - VP and Global Field CTO at Solo.io about all things Service Mesh. They discuss how things have evolved from the early Linkerd days to sidecar less istio service mesh implementations. They also talk about how service mesh can help you connect to application components running outside Kubernetes, and how developers and platform engineers have a shared responsibility model when it comes to implementing service mesh using internal developer platforms.
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