WorkloadEntry Use Scenarios

WorkloadEntry Use Scenarios An architecture diagram generated by Archify. VM · Legacy App · Legacy Environment VM Legacy App VM · Database · Legacy Environment VM Database Bare Metal · High-Performance Server · Legacy Environment Bare Metal High-Performance Server istiod · Control Plane · Control Plane istiod Control Plane New App · Container · Kubernetes Cluster › Pod New App Container Envoy · Sidecar · Kubernetes Cluster › Pod Envoy Sidecar Microservice · Container · Kubernetes Cluster › Pod Microservice Container Envoy · Sidecar · Kubernetes Cluster › Pod Envoy Sidecar Mesh registration Mesh registration Config delivery mTLS mTLS Legacy Environment Kubernetes Cluster Pod Pod Control Plane Legend Backend Cloud Security External

Primary Use Cases

  • • Gradual migration: move legacy applications to Kubernetes step by step
  • • Hybrid architecture: run VMs and containers side by side
  • • Database integration: bring external databases into the mesh
  • • High-performance workloads: use specialized hardware such as GPU servers