Ambient Mesh Lab: Migrating from Sidecar to Sidecarless

In this free, hands-on technical lab, learn how to migrate from a traditional sidecar-based Istio service mesh to a sidecarless, Ambient mesh.

• Installing Istio in sidecar mode and setting up the Bookinfo application
• Using the Gloo CLI to inspect and migrate the cluster from sidecar mode to ambient mesh
• Reinstalling Istio in ambient mode to enable the transition
• Deploying a waypoint proxy to handle Layer 7 traffic features like routing and retries
• Migrating authorization policies to work with the new ambient architecture
• Removing sidecars and fully transitioning to ambient mesh

Gain practical experience with Ambient mesh architecture, reducing resource usage while improving performance and traffic control without the need for sidecar proxies.