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Ambient Mesh is designed for platform engineers, DevOps teams, and enterprises running Kubernetes-based microservices who want a simpler, more efficient alternative to traditional sidecar-based service meshes
About Ambient Mesh
Ambient Mesh is a next-generation, sidecar-less service mesh designed to simplify security, connectivity, and observability for cloud-native workloads. It enables teams to secure and connect applications without modifying application code or adding operational overhead. Ambient Mesh provides zero-trust, SPIFFE-based security with end-to-end workload encryption. Built-in observability tools deliver distributed tracing, logs, and real-time performance insights. The platform supports advanced traffic control features such as routing, failover, and blue-green deployments. Ambient Mesh allows organizations to migrate from traditional sidecar-based meshes with zero downtime. By reducing complexity and resource usage, it helps teams operate more efficiently at scale.
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Ambient Mesh
Founded: 2017
United States
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