Kuma 1.7.0 and Kong Mesh 1.8.0 Released with Builtin Gateway

Kuma and Kong Mesh have released their latest versions, focusing on simplifying enterprise-wide mesh deployments and enhancing cross-mesh communication. Kuma 1.7.0 introduces streamlined cross-mesh communication through its Builtin Gateway, support for ARM-based environments, simplified observability and metrics collection, graceful shutdowns for data plane proxies, advanced customization for injected containers, and multiple Helm refinements. Kong Mesh 1.8.0 includes all features from Kuma 1.7.0, with additional enterprise support and SLAs, and introduces cert-manager.io support for X.509 certificate management with Kubernetes. The Builtin Gateway's new cross-mesh capability allows teams to securely expose their service meshes to each other using mTLS, simplifying the traditionally complex setup that required a Delegated Gateway for cross-mesh communication.

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