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15 changes: 6 additions & 9 deletions linkerd.io/content/what-is-a-service-mesh/_index.md
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- priority = 1.0
faqs:
- question: What is a service mesh?
answer: A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding observability,
security, and reliability features to "cloud native" applications by
transparently inserting this functionality at the platform layer rather
than the application layer. The service mesh is rapidly becoming a
standard part of the cloud native stack, especially for Kubernetes
adopters.
answer: A service mesh is a tool for adding security, reliability, and
observability features to cloud native applications by transparently inserting
this functionality at the platform layer rather than the application layer.
- question: What does a service mesh actually do?
answer: A service mesh adds reliability, security, and observability
features to a microservice application by managing the way that
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present but taken for granted and not actually given too much attention.
---

A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding security, reliability, and
A service mesh is a tool for adding security, reliability, and
observability features to cloud native applications by transparently inserting
this functionality at the platform layer rather than the application layer.
The service mesh is rapidly becoming a standard part of the cloud native
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Know about the World's Most Over-Hyped
Technology**](https://buoyant.io/service-mesh-manifesto/).)

## What is a service mesh?
## Service mesh in a nutshell

A service mesh is a tool for adding observability, security, and reliability
A service mesh like Linkerd is a tool for adding observability, security, and reliability
features to applications by inserting these features at the platform layer
rather than the application layer.

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