From bec49d5311563c74b483f71f4ee7403a06fef747 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Catherine Paganini <74001907+CathPag@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2024 10:04:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] What is a service mesh tweaks (#1773) Co-authored-by: Flynn Co-authored-by: Travis Beckham Signed-off-by: Ivan Porta --- .../content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md | 28 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/linkerd.io/content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md b/linkerd.io/content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md index 281af85bc1..3ef1cc80b2 100644 --- a/linkerd.io/content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md +++ b/linkerd.io/content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md @@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ params: faqSchema: - question: What is a service mesh? answer: |- - A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding observability, - security, and reliability features to "cloud native" applications by - transparently inserting this functionality at the platform layer rather - than the application layer. The service mesh is rapidly becoming a - standard part of the cloud native stack, especially for Kubernetes - adopters. + A service mesh is a tool for adding security, reliability, and + observability features to cloud native applications by transparently + inserting this functionality at the platform layer rather than the + application layer. - question: What does a service mesh actually do? answer: |- A service mesh adds reliability, security, and observability features @@ -42,11 +40,11 @@ params: much attention. --- -A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding security, reliability, and -observability features to cloud native applications by transparently inserting -this functionality at the platform layer rather than the application layer. -The service mesh is rapidly becoming a standard part of the cloud native -stack, especially for Kubernetes adopters. +A service mesh is a tool for adding security, reliability, and observability +features to cloud native applications by transparently inserting this +functionality at the platform layer rather than the application layer. The +service mesh is rapidly becoming a standard part of the cloud native stack, +especially for Kubernetes adopters. Over the past few years, the service mesh has risen from relative obscurity to become a standard component of the cloud native stack. Linkerd ("linker-dee"), @@ -69,11 +67,11 @@ native adoption. Know about the World's Most Over-Hyped Technology**](https://buoyant.io/service-mesh-manifesto/).) -## What is a service mesh? +## Service mesh in a nutshell -A service mesh is a tool for adding observability, security, and reliability -features to applications by inserting these features at the platform layer -rather than the application layer. +A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding observability, security, and +reliability features to applications by inserting these features at the platform +layer rather than the application layer. The service mesh is typically implemented as a scalable set of network proxies deployed _alongside_ application code (a pattern sometimes called a _sidecar_).