Kubernetes API Operator: Apply API Management for Istio Microservices

Written by pubudu538 | Published 2020/03/15
Tech Story Tags: istio | kubernetes | servicemesh | api-management | cloud-native | google | opensource | containers

TLDR Service mesh is required to apply API Management for microservices deployed in Istio, service mesh. Service mesh’s primary objective is to handle internal service to service communication. API gateway handles external client-to-service communication, while service mesh handles east west traffic. The Kubernetes API Operator makes APIs first-class citizens in the KuberNETes ecosystem. You can use this operator to deploy APIs for individual microservices or compose microservices into individual APIs. With this, users will be able to expose their microservice as managed APIs without any additional work.via the TL;DR App

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Written by pubudu538 | Technical Lead @ WSO2
Published by HackerNoon on 2020/03/15