Proxies, Gateways, and Service Mesh - Why Are Words So Confusing?

This conference talk demystifies the confusing terminology in cloud native networking by exploring the differences between API gateways, proxies, and service meshes. Go back to basics with Abdel Sghiouar from Google Cloud as he traces the historical origins of these technologies and demonstrates how modern cloud native implementations are essentially evolutions of concepts that have existed for 10-20 years. Learn to distinguish between various networking components like Nginx, HAProxy, controllers, and CRDs while understanding their fundamental purposes and relationships. Perfect for both newcomers and experienced practitioners, this 23-minute presentation clarifies the often deliberately confusing naming conventions in the industry while connecting past innovations to current cloud native implementations.