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Service Mesh Demand for Kubernetes Shifts to Security

DETROIT — Service mesh has long been considered an essential staple in creating, deploying and managing Kubernetes environments. However, as the community becomes more aware of the threats and challenges associated with managing highly distributed containerized environments, security has emerged as the main benefit of what service mesh offers DevOps teams. According to a survey Buoyant conducted of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe attendees, security remains the key driver behind service mesh adoption.

However, https://www.solo.io/ and Google https://thenewstack.io/can-you-now-safely-remove-the-service-mesh-sidecar/ https://istio.io/latest/blog/2022/introducing-ambient-mesh/, which company representatives claim is the industry’s first service mesh to deliver both sidecar or sidecar-less architectures while maintaining the key security features the service mesh offers. However, without mentioning Istio Ambient Mesh, Morgan noted that in a “zero trust world,” the service mesh sidecar becomes “really more interesting,” amid the “sidecar-less buzz.”