Ram Vennam, Solutions Architect at , explains how Istio Ambient Mesh delivers powerful service mesh capabilities—without sidecars. Learn how zTunnel enables mTLS, observability, and policy enforcement across diverse environments, and how Waypoints introduce advanced Layer 7 features for improved performance and flexibility. See why ambient mesh architecture is a game-changer for multi-cluster communication and extending mesh to non-Kubernetes workloads. Topics Covered: How Istio Ambient Mesh removes the need for sidecars The role of zTunnel in securing and observing workloads Waypoints for Layer 7 policy and traffic management Performance and cost advantages of ambient mesh Extending service mesh to hybrid and multi-cluster environments Join the Community: kgateway Community Bi-Weekly Meeting → #community-meetings kagent Community Meeting → #community-meetings1 agentgateway Community → Explore More from : Solo Blog → Gloo Gateway [Product] → Gloo AI Gateway [Product] → Gloo Mesh [Product] → Request a Demo → Join the Community → Level up your cloud connectivity with free training courses from the Solo Academy → Follow Us: Twitter/X → LinkedIn → YouTube → @soloio_inc #Istio #AmbientMesh #ServiceMesh #Kubernetes #CloudNative #zTunnel #Waypoints #Microservices #MultiCluster #Networking #Solo #Soloio #