#service-mesh

Deep optimization strategies for minimizing inter-service communication latency and reducing cross-AZ costs in EKS. Covers Topology Aware Routing, InternalTrafficPolicy, Cilium ClusterMesh, AWS VPC Lattice, and Istio multi-cluster

GAMMA (Gateway API for Mesh Management and Administration) introduction, East-West traffic management, and service mesh integration

Compares data plane architecture, mTLS, L7 policy, observability, performance overhead, and operational complexity of major service mesh solutions on EKS, with workload-specific selection criteria

Compares Istio multi-cluster, Cilium ClusterMesh, and Amazon VPC Lattice architectures for East-West (service-to-service) communication across EKS clusters along four axes — functionality, stability, operability, and cost — with guidance on which environment suits each and a migration path from Istio