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Return of the Mesh: Gateway API's Epic Quest for Unity#

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 digest Program Adjacent pick 10–13 November 2025

Recording

Henrik Rexed, Dynatrace — Adjacent

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  • Why: A comparative, benchmark-driven look at how well Istio, Kuma, Linkerd, Traefik Mesh, and Ambient actually implement the Gateway API for mesh (GAMMA) — practical for mesh selection and migration.
  • What: A community evaluation of Gateway API / GAMMA support across multiple service meshes, with performance benchmarks. (from abstract only)
  • How: Configures each mesh using HTTPRoute and GRPCRoute, flags where custom tweaks are still needed, and benchmarks across solutions. (from abstract only)
  • Where applicable: Teams choosing or migrating between service meshes; general. Independent benchmarking always warrants a skim of the methodology.