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Service Mesh Basics

Offload network concerns

A service mesh uses sidecars and a control plane to provide service discovery, mTLS, retries, timeouts, and telemetry without changing app code; it adds power but also operational overhead.

Core Features

mTLS, traffic policy (retries/timeouts), and observability.

Operate

Manage control plane, versioning, and resource overhead.

Adopt Wisely

Start with a small scope; ensure teams and tooling are ready.

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