Explore techniques for simplifying service mesh complexity in this 39-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Learn how to use Kubernetes admission controllers, feature flags, API abstractions, and GitOps tools to feature-gate your service mesh and reduce configuration surface area. Gain insights on deciding which networking, security, and observability capabilities to include or exclude from mesh environments, with examples from Istio and Open Service Mesh. Access the accompanying demo on GitHub to see practical implementations of service mesh feature gating.