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Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 3 posts
Istio Ambient vs Sidecar — Choosing Your Service Mesh Architecture in 2026
A quantitative look at the resource cost and operational pain of the sidecar model, followed by a deep dive into the Ambient architecture built from ztunnel and waypoint proxies. Covers data path comparison, feature pari
2026-06-13 · 18 min read #istio#ambient-mesh#sidecar#ztunnel#kubernetesService Mesh in 2026 — Istio Ambient / Linkerd 3 / Cilium Mesh / Consul Connect / Kuma Deep Dive (Is the Sidecar Dead?)
Service mesh went through a turbulent 2024-2026 after the sidecar golden age of 2018-2020. Istio Ambient went GA, making sidecar-free Istio real. Linkerd 3 moved some features to a paid edition, sparking community contro
2026-05-16 · 20 min read #service-mesh#istio#linkerd#cilium#consulKubernetes Istio Ambient Mesh Sidecarless Guide
A practical guide to Istio Ambient Mesh sidecarless architecture on Kubernetes, covering ztunnel, waypoint proxies, and migration strategies.
2026-03-08 · 23 min read #kubernetes#istio#ambient-mesh#service-mesh#ztunnel