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What is Google Cloud Traffic Director?

Simplified traffic oversight for your service mesh. A service mesh represents a powerful architecture that has become increasingly popular for managing microservices and modern applications. In this architecture, the data plane, which includes service proxies like Envoy, manages traffic flow, while the control plane governs policies, configurations, and the intelligence behind these proxies. Google Cloud Platform's Traffic Director serves as a fully managed system for traffic oversight within the service mesh. By leveraging Traffic Director, you can efficiently deploy global load balancing across multiple clusters and virtual machine instances situated in various regions, reduce the burden of health checks on service proxies, and establish sophisticated traffic control policies. Importantly, Traffic Director utilizes open xDSv2 APIs to communicate with the service proxies in the data plane, giving users the advantage of not being restricted to a single proprietary interface. This adaptability fosters smoother integration and enhances flexibility in different operational contexts, making it a versatile choice for developers.

What is Envoy?

Practitioners working with microservices often realize that the majority of operational challenges faced during the shift to a distributed system arise from two main issues: networking and observability. The complexity involved in troubleshooting a network of interlinked distributed services is far more challenging than that of a conventional monolithic application. Envoy serves as a robust, self-contained server with a small memory footprint that can integrate smoothly with any programming language or framework. It provides advanced load balancing features, including automatic retries, circuit breaking, global rate limiting, and request shadowing, along with local load balancing tailored for specific zones. Additionally, Envoy offers extensive APIs that allow for dynamic configuration management, empowering users to adjust to evolving requirements. This adaptability, combined with its powerful functionalities, positions Envoy as an essential tool for enhancing the efficiency and reliability of any microservices architecture. As organizations continue to embrace distributed systems, the importance of tools like Envoy will only grow in significance.

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Integrations Supported

BlueFlag Security
CyberArk Workforce Identity
Google Cloud Platform

Integrations Supported

AWS App Mesh
Amazon DynamoDB
Calisti
Casbin
Cequence Security
Elastic Observability
F5 Aspen Mesh
Kuma
Motileo
Nango
Netdata
Plano
Shoreline
Theom
Traceable
Wallarm API Security Platform

API Availability

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided
Free Trial Offered?

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Supported Platforms

SaaS

Supported Platforms

Windows
Mac
Linux

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Company Facts

Organization Name

Google

Date Founded

1998

Company Location

United States

Company Website

cloud.google.com/traffic-director

Company Facts

Organization Name

Envoy Proxy

Company Website

www.envoyproxy.io

Categories and Features

Load Balancing

Authentication
Automatic Configuration
Content Routing
Data Compression
Predefined Protocols
Redundancy Checking
Reverse Proxy
Schedulers

Service Mesh

Not specified

Categories and Features

Application Server

Not specified

Service Mesh

Not specified

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