Open Service Mesh

{{Short description|Microsoft open source cloud native service mesh}}

{{Infobox software

| name = Open Service Mesh (OSM)

| logo = Open Service Mesh logo.svg

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| author = Microsoft

| developer = Cloud Native Computing Foundation

| released = {{Start date and age|2020}}

| latest release version = v1.2.4{{Cite web |url=https://github.com/openservicemesh/osm |title=openservicemesh/osm |website=GitHub}}

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2023|04|21}}

| repo = {{URL|https://github.com/openservicemesh/osm}}

| programming language = Go

| platform = Unix-like

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| genre = Service mesh

| license = MIT License

| website = {{URL|openservicemesh.io/}}

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Open Service Mesh (OSM) was a free and open source cloud native service mesh developed by Microsoft{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3570417/microsoft-breaks-ranks-with-its-own-service-mesh.html|title=Microsoft breaks ranks with its own service mesh|first=Scott|last=Carey|date=August 7, 2020|website=InfoWorld}} that ran on Kubernetes.{{Cite web|url=https://news.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-announces-kubernetes-based-open-service-mesh-osm-102164/|title=Microsoft announces Kubernetes-based Open Service Mesh (OSM)|date=August 7, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/microsoft-open-service-mesh-targets-market-mess/2020/08/|title=Microsoft Open Service Mesh Targets Market Mess - SDxCentral|date=August 7, 2020}}

Overview

OSM was written in the Go programming language and designed to be a reference implementation of the Service Mesh Interface (SMI) specification, a standard interface for service meshes on Kubernetes.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/05/microsoft-launches-open-service-mesh/|title=Microsoft launches Open Service Mesh based on Envoy|date=5 August 2020 }} The software was based on the Envoy proxy server and allowed users to uniformly manage, secure, and get out-of-the-box observability features for highly dynamic microservice environments.{{Cite web|url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/08/05/microsoft-debuts-open-service-mesh-rival-googles-istio/|title=Taking on Google's Istio, Microsoft debuts Open Service Mesh|date=August 5, 2020}}

The source code is licensed under MIT License and available on GitHub.{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/openservicemesh/osm|title=openservicemesh/osm|date=October 28, 2020|via=GitHub}} Microsoft donated OSM to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation to ensure that it is community-led and has open governance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/05/microsoft_open_service_mesh/|title=Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh for Kubernetes, plans quick donation to CNCF|website=www.theregister.com}} On May 4, 2023, the project announced it would be archived, ending CNCF investment in the project so that its contributors could focus on Istio.{{Cite web |title=OSM Project Update |url=https://openservicemesh.io/blog/osm-project-update/ |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=openservicemesh.io |language=en-us}}

See also

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