As microservices architectures gain popularity, the importance of service mesh solutions, such as the open-source Istio project, has increased. Istio offers a range of capabilities in security, observability, and traffic management, but deploying and managing it can be complex, especially for those new to microservices. To simplify this process, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has collaborated with Solo.io, a service mesh technology company, to offer a pre-configured and regularly updated Istio solution via AWS Marketplace for Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS).
Solo.io complements Istio by simplifying infrastructure components, allowing application developers to focus on business logic rather than operational tasks. The Gloo Mesh Platform optimizes Istio configurations for various microservices infrastructure tasks, such as multicluster application configuration, service discovery, CI/CD integration, advanced application networking, and observability. The goal is to streamline microservices deployment and operation on AWS using Istio.
The collaborative effort between AWS and Solo.io led to the integration of Istio as an AWS Marketplace plugin for Amazon EKS. This plugin offers benefits such as extensive testing, improved security, user-friendly implementation, seamless CI/CD integration, multiple architecture support, and customizable features. It undergoes continuous vulnerability scanning to ensure secure software deployment and reduces complexity by vetting third-party software beforehand.
The Istio EKS plugin is available in Ambient Preview mode through AWS Marketplace, simplifying service mesh architecture operations by removing sidecars. By leveraging this integrated solution, organizations can benefit from enhanced security, easy deployment, and seamless CI/CD integration. For more complex requirements, Solo.io offers advanced consulting services and products like Gloo Mesh Extend to tailor Istio to specific business needs.
In conclusion, as the industry moves towards streamlined service mesh solutions, the collaboration between AWS and Solo.io offers a simplified approach to deploying Istio on Amazon EKS. By utilizing the benefits of Istio’s core capabilities through this integrated solution, organizations can navigate the complexities of modern microservices architectures with greater ease. To learn more about Solo.io products and services, visit their website or explore the Solo.io EKS plugin on AWS Marketplace.
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