The sidecar-or-not debate resolved with two options: Istio Ambient and Cilium Mesh. Operational comparison and which fits your team.
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Cilium Service Mesh: When You Don’t Need Sidecars
Cilium offers sidecar-less service mesh via eBPF. When it beats Linkerd/Istio and when its novel approach has limits.
Read moreLinkerd: The Pragmatic Service Mesh Alternative
Linkerd bets on simplicity and performance over a feature catalogue. Where it beats Istio, what it costs to operate, and when a service mesh is actually worth the complexity.
Read moreService Mesh in 2023: Istio, Linkerd, and the Cilium Option
A service mesh offers cross-cutting mTLS, observability, and traffic management. A comparison among Istio, Linkerd, and Cilium for real cases.
Read moreCilium and the Future of Container Networking with eBPF
Cilium replaces iptables with kernel eBPF programs, radically changing Kubernetes networking performance and capabilities.
Read moreKubernetes 1.28: Sidecar Containers as First-Class Citizens
K8s 1.28 introduces native sidecars in alpha. What changes, how it affects service mesh and observability, and how to prepare for GA.
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