Appendix – Other Service Mesh Technologies

In this appendix, we will learn about the following Service Mesh implementations:

  • Consul Connect
  • Gloo Mesh
  • Kuma
  • Linkerd

These Service Mesh technologies are popular and are gaining recognition and adoption by organizations. The information provided in this Appendix about these Service Mesh technologies is not exhaustive; rather, the goal here is to make you familiar with and aware of the alternatives to Istio. I hope reading this Appendix will provide some basic awareness of these alternative technologies and help you understand how these technologies fare in comparison to Istio. Let’s dive in!

Consul Connect

Consul Connect is a Service Mesh solution offered by HashiCorp. It is also known as Consul ...

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