HashiCorp Fortifies Consul Service Mesh With Kubernetes Support

HashiCorp bolstered its Consul service mesh platform with tighter integration of Kubernetes. The change will help enterprises synchronize data and manage that data across multiple infrastructure deployments. The move also fortifies Consul as a more broadly-focused service mesh option than the Kubernetes-focused Istio platform. The Consul integration includes an official Helm Chart for installing Consul on Kubernetes; automatic syncing of services between Kubernetes and Consul; auto-join for external Consul agents to join a cluster in Kubernetes; injectors so pods are automatically secured with HashiCorp’s Connect platform; and support for Envoy. Mitchell Hashimoto, founder and co-CTO at HashiCorp, explained that the integration helps bridge resources between Consul and the Kubernetes community that have so far been tenuous.