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Istio service mesh: sidecar vs ambient

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A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer built into an application that controls service-to-service communication in a microservices architecture. It controls the delivery of service requests to other services, performs load balancing, encrypts data, and discovers other services. Istio is a popular solution for service mesh, managing the different microservices that make up a … Read more

Sidecar pattern: common use cases

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Applications and services often require related functionality, such as monitoring, logging, configuration, and networking services. These peripheral tasks can be implemented as separate components or services. If they are tightly integrated into the application, they can run in the same process as the application, making efficient use of shared resources. However, this also means they … Read more