White paper

Busting 10 Myths About Istio Ambient and Sidecarless Service Mesh

As organizations evaluate service mesh strategies, outdated assumptions and misconceptions can make it difficult to separate fact from fiction. In this paper, Solo.io Solutions Architect Ram Vennam addresses the 10 most common myths about Istio Ambient Mesh and provides a clear, experience-based perspective on its capabilities.Inside, you’ll discover:

How Istio Ambient delivers full mTLS encryption across all service-to-service traffic
Why strong policy control and layered observability remain intact without sidecars
How Ambient’s architecture is optimized for performance and scalability at enterprise scale
The state of multi-cluster and multi-network support in production deployments
How Ambient’s design reduces operational risk and failure domains

Download the paper to gain clarity on Istio Ambient Mesh and make informed decisions for your service mesh strategy.

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