Service Meshes - Istio, Linkerd - or No Mesh at All?

Explore the world of service meshes in this 33-minute conference talk from GOTOpia Chicago 2021. Dive into the fundamentals of service meshes, their implementations, and key features. Learn about Istio, Linkerd, and other options as speakers Hanna Prinz and Eberhard Wolff discuss how these tools solve problems in microservice applications. Discover the benefits of service meshes for observability, routing, resilience, and security, while also examining their challenges and drawbacks. Gain insights on when to use a service mesh and how to determine if it's the right solution for your project. Walk away with a comprehensive understanding of service mesh architecture and its place in modern software development.

Intro
What is a service mesh? What problems does it try to solve?
Service mesh implementations
Service mesh features
Service mesh challenges
Do You need a service mesh?
Conclusion
Outro