Discover how a small team successfully implemented a service mesh solution in just two months with limited resources. Follow María Teresa Rojas, Site Reliability Engineer at Sticker Mule, as she recounts her experience breaking up a monolith at an automated payroll company. Learn about the challenges faced, the decision to use Linkerd, and the importance of educational resources like the Service Mesh Academy. Gain insights into leveraging authorization policies for microservices access control and understand why simplicity in technology choices becomes crucial when working with limited team capacity. This talk offers valuable lessons for engineers and teams looking to efficiently implement complex infrastructure solutions under tight constraints.