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Step-by-Step Guide to Setup Istio

Understanding Istio and Service Mesh

Istio is a powerful service mesh designed to manage communication between individual microservices seamlessly. Before diving into Istio, let’s grasp the concept of a service mesh.

Service Mesh: A service mesh is a dedicated infrastructure layer that manages communication between microservices. It offers features like load balancing, service discovery, encryption, fault tolerance, traffic management, and more, making it an indispensable component for organizations navigating the complexities of distributed systems.

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The Rise of Service Mesh!

What is a Service Mesh?

A service mesh helps in monitoring and controlling how different parts of an application share data with each other. It is a configurable infrastructure layer that is built right into the app. This visible dedicated infrastructure layer can track and record how well the different parts of an app are interacting. This helps in identifying issues and making it easier to optimize communication and avoid downtime as an app grows. A service mesh ensures that the communication among the services within the containerized infrastructure is fast, reliable, and secure.

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