Explore essential patterns and practices for successful service mesh lifecycle management in this 19-minute conference talk by Christian Posta from Solo.io. Learn how to plan zero-downtime deployments and upgrades for your service mesh, a critical component of application infrastructure. Discover key strategies such as separating ingress, running canaries, and limiting configuration blast radius. Gain insights from real-world experiences of mesh adopters worldwide and acquire a core set of practices to effectively manage your service mesh lifecycle. Understand the importance of architecture and deployment patterns in ensuring smooth operations and upgrades beyond the initial implementation stage.