diff --git a/website/content/docs/intro/index.mdx b/website/content/docs/intro/index.mdx index 557e162f54..febb4e0956 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/intro/index.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/intro/index.mdx @@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ detailed reference of available features. If you're ready to get hands-on experience, deploy Consul locally with our [HashiCorp Learn tutorial](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/consul/get-started-install). +## Why Consul? + +Consul solves the challenges that organizations of all sizes encounter with microservices architectures. This ranges from operating in various distributed environments and geographical locations, to meeting the need of securing all application traffic. +The world is rapidly changing and evolving, so is the computing networking layer. + +Today's network must quickly adapt and ensure communication is encrypted at all times. Consul enables organizations to embrace a [zero trust](https://www.hashicorp.com/solutions/zero-trust-security) model while scaling up. +Consul can achieve all this while reducing the burden on both operators and developers through automation of crucial networking tasks + +![Diagram that explains why Consul](/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.svg) + ## What is Consul? Consul is a service mesh solution providing a full featured control plane @@ -103,17 +113,6 @@ Each datacenter runs a cluster of Consul servers. When a cross-datacenter service discovery or configuration request is made, the local Consul servers forward the request to the remote datacenter and return the result. -## Why Consul? - -Consul solves the challenges that organizations of all sizes encounter with microservices architectures. This ranges from operating in various distributed environments and geographical locations, to meeting the need of securing all application traffic. -The world is rapidly changing and evolving, so is the computing networking layer. - -The world is rapidly changing and evolving, so is the computing networking layer. Today's network must quickly adapt and ensure communication is encrypted at all times. -Consul enables organizations to embrace a [zero trust](https://www.hashicorp.com/solutions/zero-trust-security) model while scaling up. -Consul can achieve all this while reducing the burden on both operators and developers through automation of crucial networking tasks - -![Diagram that explains why Consul](/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.png) - ## Next Steps - See [how Consul compares to other software](/intro/vs) to assess how it fits into your diff --git a/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.png b/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.png deleted file mode 100644 index 5449917634..0000000000 Binary files a/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.png and /dev/null differ diff --git a/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.svg b/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..35da266b41 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/public/img/intro_why_consul_diagram.svg @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + \ No newline at end of file