Envoy is likely the most important open-source project in the cloud-native networking space. Without it, we wouldn’t have a service mesh like Istio. The Envoy team recently announced Envoy Mobile, which looks to manage mobile applications with the same level of dedication as a datacenter. Another new project spawned by the Envoy project is Kuma. That’s the focus of this post. Kuma joins what is likely the hottest part of cloud-native computing — service meshes. This space is getting crowded of late, but Kuma believes they have something special that stands out compared with the available options. Let’s take a look at Kuma.
