Looking at Kubernetes ingress controller setup, is Istio service mesh overkill compared to using a simple cloud provider load balancer?
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Kubernetes official documentation Ingress Gateway API ingress controller Istio service mesh architecture when to use sidecar ambient mode 2026 Google ↗
- Istio / Sidecar or ambient? · istio.io
- Istio / Overview · istio.io
- Services, Load Balancing, and Networking · kubernetes.io
- Ingress · kubernetes.io
- Introduction · gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io