Simplifying Service Mesh Operations with Flux and Flagger - Mitch Connors & Stefan Prodan

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Simplifying Service Mesh Operations with Flux and Flagger - Mitch Connors, Google & Stefan Prodan, Weaveworks

Distributed Proxies have opened the floodgates for Service Meshes to provide substantial value at the Application Networking Layer, but early adopters of Service Meshes are often overwhelmed by operational complexities. How do you ensure that the proxy is distributed everywhere your software runs? How do you safely upgrade or roll back all those proxies? How can you ensure that your network config is correct - without pushing it to production and risking an outage? Following the GitOps Principles is key to simplifying Service Mesh Operations. Defining the entire service mesh declaratively - be it installation, proxy injection, or configuration - provides a mechanism to safely manage the complexities of a service mesh. Continuously reconciling declarative config with the latest service mesh release keeps you from being caught off-guard by CVEs. Progressive Delivery tools enable seamless movement from one version of a service mesh to another - and back - with minimal impact to traffic.