Introduction to Envoy - Cloud-Native High-Performance Proxy

Introduction to Envoy - Cloud-Native High-Performance Proxy

Explore the capabilities of Envoy, a cloud-native high-performance edge/middle/service proxy, in this 33-minute conference talk presented by Lizan Zhou from Tetrate. Discover how Envoy's out of process architecture enables seamless integration with any language or runtime, making the network transparent to applications. Learn about its core L4 proxy functionality with a pluggable filter chain model and full HTTP stack featuring a parallel L7 filter chain. Gain insights into Envoy's best-in-class observability features, including statistics and distributed tracing. Understand how to configure and deploy Envoy in various environments using its extensions, and witness demonstrations of its integration with observability and tracing tools.