gRPC Proxyless Service Mesh

Explore Spotify's journey in adopting gRPC Proxyless Service Mesh architecture in this 24-minute conference talk. Learn about the company's pioneering efforts in streaming technology and the challenges faced when scaling their infrastructure. Discover why Spotify's in-house developed protocol, Hermes, and service discovery technology, Nameless, are no longer suitable for their current scale. Gain insights into the benefits and risks of migrating to a new architecture at such a large scale, and understand the reasons behind Spotify's initial migration attempt in 2022, its reversal due to issues, and the current efforts to reboot the project. This CNCF presentation offers valuable lessons for organizations considering similar architectural shifts in their cloud-native environments.