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The Future of Istio: Sidecar-Less and Sidecar with Ambient Mesh
Istio's new ambient mesh allows for a sidecar-less data plane. This article discusses the advantages of that approach and the work that went into making it a reality.
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eBPF and the Service Mesh: Don't Dismiss the Sidecar Yet
While eBPF looks promising to improve service mesh sidecar proxy performance, there are other, simplier ways to improve performance. The layer 7 processing needed for service meshes is unlikely to be feasible in eBPF for the foreseeable future, which means that meshes will still need proxies.