Weaving a Mesh for Multiple Clusters at bol.com - Remco Overdijk, bol.com & James Brook, Google
Description:
Discover how bol.com, the Netherlands' largest online retailer, implemented a service mesh across multiple Kubernetes clusters in cloud and on-premises environments. Learn about their journey to adopt Envoy and service mesh technology to achieve resilient and uniform connectivity across clusters and datacenters while optimizing costs. Explore the reasons behind choosing a service mesh, the architectural decisions made, and the challenges faced during implementation. Gain insights into the cautious and incremental approach taken to inject Envoy into hundreds of mission-critical pods. Understand the lessons learned and best practices for successfully weaving a mesh for multiple clusters in a large-scale e-commerce environment.