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Ensure Service Connectivity, Discovery, and Fault Tolerance
__Intelligently route traffic across any platform and any cloud to meet expectations and SLAs
# Accelerate Your Microservices Journey With a Service Mesh
Unify API connectivity, observability, and infrastructure security in any environment with Kong
Reduce down-time, achieve Zero-Trust Security, and unlock global observability with a modern service mesh designed for today’s, and tomorrow’s, architecture.
## Why You Need a Service Mesh
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Achieve API Security for Zero-Trust
__Restrict access and encrypt all traffic by default to only complete transactions when identity is verified
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Gain Global Traffic Observability and Infrastructure Monitoring
__Get a detailed understanding of service behavior to increase application reliability and the efficiency of teams
## How Kong Mesh Works
Kong Mesh abstracts service-to-service connectivity into policies that are centrally managed and automatically applied to each service.
## Learn How a Service Mesh Addresses Fault Tolerance, API Security, and Infrastructure Automation
_Learning Center_
[__What is Service Mesh?
__](/blog/learning-center/what-is-a-service-mesh)__What is Service Mesh?
__[Read More](/blog/learning-center/what-is-a-service-mesh)Read More_Learning Center_
[__Understanding Service Mesh Architecture
__](/learning-center/service-mesh/what-is-service-mesh-architecture)__Understanding Service Mesh Architecture
__[Read More](/learning-center/service-mesh/what-is-service-mesh-architecture)Read More_Blog_
[__Implementing Zero-Trust Service Mesh Security
__](/blog/zero-trust-service-mesh-security)__Implementing Zero-Trust Service Mesh Security
__[Read More](/blog/zero-trust-service-mesh-security)Read More_E-Book_
[__The Difference Between API Gateways and Service Mesh
__](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-Difference-Between-API-Gateways-and-Service-Mesh.pdf)__The Difference Between API Gateways and Service Mesh
__[Read More](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/The-Difference-Between-API-Gateways-and-Service-Mesh.pdf)Read More_Webinar_
[__How an API Gateway and a Service Mesh Work Together in the Cloud Native World
__](/resources/webinar/gateway-and-mesh-in-cloud-native-world/how-an-api-gateway-and-a-service-mesh-work-together-in-the-cloud-native-world)__How an API Gateway and a Service Mesh Work Together in the Cloud Native World
__[Watch On Demand](/resources/webinar/gateway-and-mesh-in-cloud-native-world/how-an-api-gateway-and-a-service-mesh-work-together-in-the-cloud-native-world)Watch On Demand_Case Study_
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