herefore, there&rsquo;s no doubt ambient mode is the next evolution of Istio. It&rsquo;s obvious that the coexistence of sidecar and ambient modes may be last a very long time, although the ambient mode is still in alpha stage and the sidecar mode is still the recommended mode of Istio, it will give users a more light-weight option of running and adopting the Istio service mesh as the ambient mode moves towards beta and future releases.</p><h2 id=reference-resources>Reference Resources</h2><ul><li><a href=h