Introducing Slime and Aeraki in the Evolution of Istio Open-Source Ecosystem

In this article, I’ll introduce you two Istio extension projects: Aeraki and Slime.

The Debate in the Community About Istio and Service Mesh

There is no shortage of debate in the community about the practicability of service mesh and Istio – here’s a list of common questions and concerns, and how to address them.

Service Mesh - An Integral Part of Cloud-Native Applications

This article will explore the relationship between service mesh and cloud native.

Using Istio Service Mesh as API Gateway

What is the relationship between the service mesh and the API gateway? How does Istio’s gateway work? What are the ways to expose the services in the Istio mesh? This article gives you the answer.

Multicluster Management With Kubernetes and Istio

This article explains three patterns/tools for debugging microservices in Kubernetes and the changes brought by the introduction of Istio for debugging microservices.

How to Debug Microservices in Kubernetes With Proxy, Sidecar or Service Mesh?

This article explains three patterns/tools for debugging microservices in Kubernetes and the changes brought by the introduction of Istio for debugging microservices.

Happy Istio 4th Anniversary -- Retrospect and Outlook

Today is Istio's 4 year birthday, let’s take a look back at Istio’s four years of development — and look forward to Istio’s future.

What Is Istio and Why Does Kubernetes Need it?

This article will explain how Istio came about and what it is in relation to Kubernetes.

Why Do You Need Istio When You Already Have Kubernetes?

This article will take you through the inner workings of Kubernetes and Istio. In addition, I will introduce the load balancing approach in Kubernetes, and explain why you need Istio when you have Kubernetes.

Why You Should Choose NGAC as Your Access Control Model

This article will introduce you to the next generation permission control model, NGAC, and compare ABAC, RABC, and explain why you should choose NGAC.