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# Hoot Episode 40
Oct 18, 2022

Istio ambient mesh explained
Yay, we are back with another hoot episode about ambient mesh! Briefly mention prior 4 episodes on ambient... Today, I am excited to have Christian join me to discuss the Istio ambient explained book.

speaker intro (2 mins)
speakers: intro

News:
https://www.cncf.io/blog/2022/09/28/istio-sails-into-the-cloud-native-computing-foundation/
https://www.solo.io/events/kubecon/application-networking-day/
https://www.solo.io/blog/announcing-gloo-platform/
https://www.solo.io/blog/announcing-gloo-network/ (episode 27: gloo cilium and Istio seamless together)
https://www.solo.io/blog/announcing-gloo-graphql-support-in-gloo-mesh/
Istio ambient weekly contributor meeting every Wed 1pm ET


General Discussions (20 mins)

Is the book free?

Who is the book for?

What readers will learn from the book?

What motivates us to write the book?

How long was the writing process?

What is your favorite part of the book?

Where can folks get the book at KubeCon next week?
- App networking day by Solo
- SMC
- Solo booth

Any questions the audiences have?
    
wrap up (2 mins)

    Thank speakers! Ask speakers: How do folks reach out to you?
    Is this interesting? What other topics do you want to see to help you on your application networking? I am super grateful for everyone who liked our past hoot livestream and subscribed to our channel. Happy learning, and see you at KubeCon next week or the next episode!

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