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Overview

A high-level introduction to Istio and service mesh.

What is Istio?

Find out what Istio can do for you.

Why choose Istio?

Compare Istio to other service mesh solutions.

Sidecar or ambient?

Learn about Istio's two dataplane modes and which you should use.

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