Confluent and Istio Service Mesh

Kubernetes has evolved to become the dominant container management system available on the market today. Within Kubernetes the Istio service mesh has evolved to assist developers that are deploying synchronous request/reply RESTful microservices. But what about asynchronous event-based microservices that are part of an event infrastructure such as Confluent? This white paper explores the potential benefits and relevance of deploying Confluent with the Istio service mesh.