Service mesh and APM – your cloud performance powerhouse

Imagine your cloud application as a bustling marketplace, with microservices such as vendors conducting transactions. Without a conductor, things get chaotic. Service mesh, such as Istio and Linkerd, ensures each microservice plays its part flawlessly:

• Transparent observability: See how data flows between services, identify bottlenecks, and debug issues, all without modifying your code
• Traffic management: Route requests efficiently, avoiding overloads and ensuring smooth performance even during peak traffic
• Consistent policy enforcement: Set rules (e.g., retry policies, rate limits) globally for all services, simplifying management and guaranteeing predictable behavior

Now, imagine a skilled musician analyzing the marketplace soundscape. That’s what APM solutions such as Dynatrace, New Relic, and Elastic APM do:

• Observability beyond monitoring: Go beyond basic metrics to correlate...