Kuma
Kuma is an open-source service mesh platform built on top of Envoy proxy, designed to manage and secure microservices communication across distributed systems. It provides features like traffic routing, observability, security, and reliability without requiring changes to application code. Kuma supports multi-cloud and hybrid environments, making it suitable for complex, modern infrastructure deployments.
Developers should learn Kuma when building or managing microservices architectures that require robust service-to-service communication, security, and observability across Kubernetes, VMs, or bare-metal environments. It is particularly useful in scenarios needing zero-trust security models, canary deployments, or multi-cluster management, as it simplifies the operational complexity of service meshes with a universal control plane.