Istio in Ambient Mode for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes (provided by Solo.io)

Istio in Ambient Mode, provided by Solo.io, is an enterprise-grade service mesh specifically designed for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters.

By removing the need for sidecars, Istio Ambient significantly simplifies deployment, reduces operational overhead, and optimizes resource utilization. This modern approach offers comprehensive traffic management, enhanced security, and deep observability, ensuring your applications perform reliably and securely.

Who Benefits from This Solution?

This solution is ideal for IT operations teams, DevOps engineers, application developers, and security professionals managing workloads on Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes.

It is particularly valuable for organizations in industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, and technology, which require:

• Improved application resilience
• Strengthened internal security
• Greater operational visibility

Key Benefits and Value Proposition

• Simplified Ambient Architecture:
  Deploy a service mesh without sidecars, significantly reducing complexity, minimizing resource consumption, and improving overall scalability, all while retaining Istio's advanced capabilities.
• Advanced Traffic Management:
  Implement precise, Layer 7 routing, traffic shifting strategies, and fault-tolerance measures, boosting both application performance and reliability.
• Zero-Trust Security:
  Strengthen your internal security posture with mutual TLS, fine-grained authorization policies, and secure communication protocols across services.
• Deep Observability:
  Obtain detailed insights through extensive monitoring, distributed tracing, and comprehensive logging, enabling rapid detection and resolution of issues before users are affected.

Istio in Ambient Mode, powered by Solo.io, enables seamless service mesh adoption for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes, empowering your team to build and manage robust applications efficiently and securely.

This solution is also available for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Learn more at Azure Marketplace listing.