Linkerd

Wrote my first thing on Medium today. https://lnkd.in/e6k4yh5M

New blog post by Linkerd Ambassador Eli Goldberg, Beyond linkerd-viz: Linkerd Metrics with OpenTelemetry! Linkerd now integrates with OpenTelemetry, which allows you to collect and export Linkerd’s metrics to your favorite observability tools. This integration improves your ability to monitor and troubleshoot applications effectively. Sounds interesting? Read the blog post 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03HSpgm0 #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh #OpenTelemetry

To Sidecar or not to sidecar? If you are debating which approach is best for your Kubernetes platform, check out Linkerd Evangelist Flynn's "Practical Guide to Selecting Your Service Mesh." In his Cloud Native Now (Techstrong.IT) article, Flynn dives deep into architectural differences and tradeoffs so that you can look at which is the best fit for your environment rather than just following the marketing hype. Read the article to learn more! #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh #Sidecars

A huge welcome to our newest Linkerd Ambassador, Blake R.! 🙌 Blake has been a Linkerd production user, and we're excited to highlight his recent blog post, where he shares how Imagine Learning saved 40% on networking costs while building on a "rock-solid foundation." Sharing journeys like this is a powerful way to give back to the community and help others on their own path. 🔥 Read Blake's story: https://hubs.ly/Q03B-yXJ0 🔥 Explore the Linkerd Ambassador program: https://hubs.ly/Q03B-JJN0 #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh

Alex Leong's KubeCon London talk, "Museum of Weird Bugs: Our Favorites From 8 Years of Service Mesh Debugging," got some incredible feedback. Some people even said it was the best talk they attended in London! 🐛 💻 🐞 Over the past 8 years we've fixed a lot of bugs in Linkerd. Many of these were straightforward, but some of them manifested in strange ways, or only showed up in unique situations, or otherwise surprised us. Some of them were just plain funny. In this talk Alex Leong runs through a couple of our favorites: the most interesting, weird, and memorable bugs we've found and fixed in Linkerd. She describes how they originally manifested (usually in someone else's production system), how we went about tackling them (often by educating the reporter on how to construct a useful bug report), and the sometimes long and windy path to finally fixing them. Watch the recording 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q03BGD0q0 #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh

Linkerd Ambassador Chris Campbell just published part 2 of his "Building Your Infrastructure with Tilt, Linkerd, and Nginx" blog post series! In part one, he built a simple microservices demo with Linkerd on a local Kubernetes cluster using Tilt. In this blog post, he extends the demo to support gRPC communication and explores some of Linkerd’s helpful features for managing gRPC services. Read the blog post here: https://hubs.ly/Q03zBH-F0 #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh

Can a service mesh save you money? It's one thing to say "Linkerd is simpler than Istio". It's another thing to say, "Linkerd will cut 40% of your AWS data transfer costs." Love this report by Blake R. on how Imagine Learning has improved reliability and security, reduced operational overhead, and cut costs by using Linkerd! https://lnkd.in/dEuM72yr #servicemesh #linkerd #istio

At Imagine Learning, we have achieved remarkable results by integrating Linkerd into our Cloud-Native Internal Developer Platform. As detailed in this recent CNCF blog post, we explore our journey with Linkerd and how it has not only enhanced our operational efficiency but also significantly reduced networking costs by 40%. We leveraged Amazon Web Services (AWS) EKS and the robust support from Buoyant to build a reliable infrastructure. By adopting Linkerd, we managed to cut down networking expenses substantially, freeing up resources for other critical areas. As Imagine Learning continues to grow, the flexibility and scalability offered by Linkerd ensure we can meet the demands of millions of students daily. Linkerd’s industry-standard mTLS ensures secure communication between workloads. The microproxy mediates all communications, maintaining long-lived connections and reducing TLS handshake overhead. Enhanced monitoring and observability features help in managing and troubleshooting the network effectively. At Imagine Learning, we are dedicated to providing the best educational experiences. By embracing cutting-edge technologies like Linkerd, we ensure that our platform remains robust, secure, and cost-effective. Read the full blog post to learn more about our journey and the benefits of using Linkerd: https://lnkd.in/g9N_QT6t #CloudNative #Linkerd #CostSavings #Networking #AWS #EKS

Great Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) blog post by Imagine Learning's Blake R. on how his team is saving 40% on networking costs with Linkerd! Here's a snapshot of what they got out of the service mesh: ▪️ Reduced Operational Overhead by 20%: By streamlining service mesh management, they've cut the time spent on operational tasks by a substantial margin. ▪️ Enhanced Efficiency: Linkerd’s lightweight design reduced the compute requirements of their service mesh by over 80% compared to previous service mesh implementation. ▪️ Reduce Costs: Buoyant Enterprise for Linkerd’s High Availability Zone Load Balancing with Linkerd is on track to reduce their regional data transfer networking costs by at least 40%. ▪️Improved Reliability: Real-time observability ensures rapid issue resolution, translating to better user experiences and fewer disruptions. ▪️ Improved Security: Linkerd has reduced the amount of service mesh-related CVEs they have been exposed to by 97% in 2024. Read the full blog post for details! #Kubernetes #OpenSource #Linkerd #CloudNative #ServiceMesh