The Mechanics of Deploying Envoy at Lyft
The idea of the "service mesh" is becoming very popular in microservice design circles. However, the mechanics of deploying one into an existing infrastructure are far from simple. In this talk we wil …
| Talk Title | The Mechanics of Deploying Envoy at Lyft |
| Speakers | Matt Klein (Creator, Envoy) |
| Conference | KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America |
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| Location | Austin, TX, United States |
| Date | Dec 4- 8, 2017 |
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The idea of the “service mesh” is becoming very popular in microservice design circles. However, the mechanics of deploying one into an existing infrastructure are far from simple. In this talk we will cover the logistical details of how Envoy was developed and deployed incrementally at Lyft, focusing primarily on the evolution of service mesh configuration management. We will also discuss why high level systems such as Istio are likely to be the main mechanism by which most customers ultimately get access to the technology.
