A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer for handling service-to-service communication. It provides features like load balancing, encryption, and observability without application changes.
Key Concepts
Sidecar proxy (Envoy)
mTLS encryption
Traffic management
Observability metrics
Policy enforcement
Common Use Cases
Microservices security
Zero-trust networking
Traffic shifting
Observability without code changes
Circuit breaking
Best Practices
Start with observability
Enable mTLS gradually
Use traffic splitting for canary
Monitor sidecar overhead
Consider managed services
Resources
Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect
Related Skills: kubernetes, microservices, observability
1---2name: service-mesh-23description: Service Mesh4---5# Service Mesh67A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer for handling service-to-service communication. It provides features like load balancing, encryption, and observability without application changes.89## Key Concepts1011- Sidecar proxy (Envoy)12- mTLS encryption13- Traffic management14- Observability metrics15- Policy enforcement1617## Common Use Cases1819- Microservices security20- Zero-trust networking21- Traffic shifting22- Observability without code changes23- Circuit breaking2425## Best Practices2627- Start with observability28- Enable mTLS gradually29- Use traffic splitting for canary30- Monitor sidecar overhead31- Consider managed services3233## Resources3435- Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect36- Related Skills: kubernetes, microservices, observability
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