Summary: How do you provide highly available, scalable services to a cloud-native app that’s been architected with microservices? Just stand up a whole lot of virtual IPs and pools? Not exactly.<br> You need both more capability and more automation. You need a service mesh. And today on the Datanauts podcast we’re joined by sponsor <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avinetworks.com/service-mesh" rel="noopener">AVI Networks</a> to find out what a service mesh is and how it supports cloud-native applications.<br> We’re joined by <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/_AshishShah" rel="noopener">Ashish Shah</a>, Senior Director of Products at AVI Networks.<br> Broadly speaking, a service mesh ensures that the various components and services that make up a widely distributed application can reach each other using techniques such as service discovery, load balancing, and handling failures.<br> The Datanauts and Ashish drill into the major concepts of a service mesh, examine critical components and the architectural approaches, and explore the AVI Networks platform.<br> Find out more at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avinetworks.com/service-mesh" rel="noopener">AVI Networks</a> and check out this special offer for Datanauts listeners: you can claim a <a target="_blank" href="http://info.avinetworks.com/datanauts-service-mesh-podcast" rel="noopener">free backpack here</a>.<br> <br> <a href="https://packetpushers.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AviNetworks.jpg"></a><br> Show Links:<br> <a target="_blank" href="https://developer.ibm.com/code/2017/07/21/service-mesh-architecture-and-istio/" rel="noopener">What is a Service Mesh and how Istio fits in</a> – IBM developerWorks<br> <a target="_blank" href="https://buoyant.io/2017/04/25/whats-a-service-mesh-and-why-do-i-need-one/" rel="noopener">What’s A Service Mesh? And Why Do I Need One?</a> – Buoyant<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avinetworks.com/service-mesh" rel="noopener">AVI Networks Service Mesh</a> – AVI Networks<br> <a target="_blank" href="https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/443964/Avi_Website_Resource_Center/AviNetworks_for_OpenShift-Kubernetes.pdf?t=1504706366713" rel="noopener">Application services for OpenShift-Kubernetes clusters</a> – White paper<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://info.avinetworks.com/on-demand-deploying-production-ready-container-apps-tutorial-1?hs_preview=pkEoOudM-5327701052" rel="noopener">Tutorial 1: Deploying Production-Ready Container Apps</a> – AVI Networks<br> <a target="_blank" href="http://info.avinetworks.com/on-demand-deploying-production-ready-container-apps-tutorial-2?hs_preview=MEDWolYP-5346317653" rel="noopener">Tutorial Part 2</a><br> <a href="http://info.avinetworks.com/on-demand-deploying-production-ready-container-apps-tutorial-3?hs_preview=AzXCmAqJ-5346335394">Tutorial Part 3</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AviNetworks" rel="noopener">AVI Networks on Twitter</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/2901953/" rel="noopener">AVI Networks on LinkedIn</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/_AshishShah" rel="noopener">Ashish Shah on Twitter</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishbshah/" rel="noopener">Ashish Shah on LinkedIn</a><br>
