In this Kongcast episode, Scott Lowe, principal field engineer at Kong, takes us back to basics by answering what a service mesh does and when to use a service mesh, among other common mesh-related questions.

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0:00 Kongcast Show Intro

0:28 Welcome, Scott!

0:40 What Is a Service Mesh?

1:42 API Gateway vs. Service Mesh

3:03 Service Mesh vs. Other Networking Tools

5:36 Benefits of a Service Mesh

7:46 Service Mesh vs. Other Approaches

8:58 What Functionality Sits in Service Mesh Layer?

11:03 Demo: Traffic Permissions With Kuma Service Mesh

17:20 Thanks for Joining, Scott!

17:44 Kongcast Show Outro

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Hosted by @Viktor Gamov and Kaitlyn Barnard, we interview software developers and technology leaders at the top of their game every other week. We’ll also give you the tools, tactics and strategies you need to take your distributed architectures to the next level. Kongcast goes beyond the buzzwords and dissects real-life applications and success stories so that you can tackle your biggest connectivity challenges.

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