WTF do we need a service mesh?

Service meshes are all the buzz in cloud-native world.

How come only yesterday we didn't know such a thing existed and now everybody seems to want one?

If you're already running a microservice-based system or only starting out with one — you may be asking yourself: "Do I also need a mesh?"

In this session we'll try to answer what the mesh is good for, what problem it solves, what new questions it poses.

More specifically we will:

• explore the SMI Spec;
• understand why everybody wants a mesh;
• see how the mesh helps with progressive delivery;
• discuss if it's time for you to get into the mesh.