CNCF SIG Network Intro & Deep-Dive

Explore the critical role of networking in cloud native deployments through this comprehensive CNCF SIG Network introduction and deep-dive talk. Delve into the importance of networking primitives such as load balancing, observability, authentication, authorization, policy, rate limiting, QoS, mesh networks, and legacy infrastructure bridging in modern distributed systems. Learn about the CNCF Network SIG's charter, current cloud native networking topics, and in-scope projects including CNI, CoreDNS, Envoy, gRPC, Linkerd, NATS, and Network Service Mesh. Gain insights into the SIG's mission statement, working groups, papers, service mesh patterns, specifications, and performance measurement standards. Discover how the increased prevalence of microservice-based architectures has elevated the significance of networking disciplines in efficient cloud native operations.