Refactor project descriptions and content to emphasize cloud native infrastructure, enhancing clarity and consistency across multiple sections.

leecalcote · leecalcote · commit bda6116e3cdd · 2025-06-16T17:18:30.000-05:00
Signed-off-by: Lee Calcote &lt;lee.calcote@layer5.io&gt;
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/index.js b/src/pages/projects/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ const ProjectGridPage = ({ data }) => {
 export default ProjectGridPage;
 export const Head = () => {
   return <SEO title="Innovative Cloud Native Projects"
-    description="Layer5, empowerer of engineers. Layer5 is the maker of Meshery, Service Mesh Performance, Service Mesh Interface, and Nighthawk. At Layer5, we believe collaboration enables innovation, and infrastructure enables collaboration."
+    description="Layer5, empowerer of engineers. Layer5 is the maker of Meshery, Kanvas, and Nighthawk. At Layer5, we believe collaboration enables innovation, and infrastructure enables collaboration."
     image="/images/Layer5-overview.svg" />;
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/nighthawk.js b/src/pages/projects/nighthawk.js
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ const NighthawkPage = () => {
 export default NighthawkPage;
 export const Head = () => {
   return <SEO title="Nighthawk"
-    description="Layer5 is the maker of Meshery,  Service Mesh Performance (SMP), Nighthawk and maintainers of Service Mesh Interface (SMI).
-            We are the largest collection of cloud native projects and their maintainers in the world.
-            Contact Layer5 for help with operating a service mesh."
+    description="Behavioral characterization of your microservices' performance"
   />;
 };
diff --git a/src/pages/projects/service-mesh-interface-conformance.js b/src/pages/projects/service-mesh-interface-conformance.js
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ const SMI = () => {
 export default SMI;
 export const Head = () => {
   return  <SEO title="Service Mesh Interface (SMI)"
-    description="Layer5 is the maker of Meshery and Service Mesh Performance (SMP) and maintainers of Service Mesh Interface (SMI).
-            We are the largest collection of cloud native projects and their maintainers in the world.
-            Contact Layer5 for help with operating a service mesh."
+    description="Integrate and wrap your operational processes around a service mesh without fear of lock-in. SMI provides a standard interface on Kubernetes and a basic feature set for the most common use cases."
     image="/images/servicemeshinterface-icon-color.webp" />;
 };
diff --git a/src/sections/Community/Handbook/contributor-journey.js b/src/sections/Community/Handbook/contributor-journey.js
@@ -32,19 +32,8 @@ const Intro = () => {
               <h2>About Layer5</h2>
             </a>
             <p>
-              Layer5 is an open source-first company and community of cloud native engineers. We are the creator and
-              maintainer of
-              <Link to="/blog/announcements/a-standard-interface-for-service-meshes">
-                {" "}
-                service mesh standards{" "}
-              </Link>
-              and also the maker of <Link to="/meshery">Meshery </Link>,
-              the
-              <Link to="/cloud-native-management/meshery">
-                {" "}
-                Cloud Native Management Plane{" "}
-              </Link>
-              .<br />
+                At Layer5, we champion developer-defined infrastructure, giving engineers the power to reshape application delivery. We empower operators in reimagining how they manage modern infrastructure: collaboratively.
+              <br />
               Layer5 is not just a company, we are also:
             </p>
             <h4>Community First</h4>
diff --git a/src/sections/Community/Handbook/writing-program.js b/src/sections/Community/Handbook/writing-program.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ const Writers = () => {
               give back to the community, and help us produce great content. We
               collaborate with authors and technologists from around the world
               to produce high quality articles, blog posts, tutorials and other
-              cloud native resources on Meshery, Kubernetes, service meshes,
-              Docker and related technologies.
+              cloud native resources on Meshery, Kubernetes, CNCF, Docker and
+              related technologies.
             </p>
             <h2>Why should you participate?</h2>
             <div className="list">
diff --git a/src/sections/Company/WhoWeAre/index.js b/src/sections/Company/WhoWeAre/index.js
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ const WhoWeAre = () => {
         </Col>
       </Row>
       <Row className="second-row">
-        {/* <Col $xs={12} $sm={6} $md={6} $lg={3} className="columnWrap">
-          <div className="item">
-            <img src={checkCircle} alt="Service Mesh Interface Maintainers" />
-            <p>Service Mesh Interface Maintainers</p>
-          </div>
-        </Col> */}
-        {/* </Row>
-      <Row className="row"> */}
         <Col $xs={12} $sm={6} $md={6} $lg={3} className="columnWrap">
           <div className="item">
             <img src={checkCircle} alt="Cloud Native Performance Maintainers" />
diff --git a/src/sections/Docker-Meshery/docker-extension-meshery.js b/src/sections/Docker-Meshery/docker-extension-meshery.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const DockerExtensionMeshery = () => {
               <Col $lg={10}>
                 <div className="feature-title">Visual designer for cloud native applications and infrastructure</div> {" "}
                 <i>
-                Using <Link to="/cloud-native-management/kanvas">Kanvas</Link> as a visual topology for designing Docker Compose applications, operating Kubernetes, service meshes, and their workloads.
+                Using <Link to="/cloud-native-management/kanvas">Kanvas</Link> as a visual topology for designing Docker Compose applications, operating Kubernetes and their workloads.
                 </i>
               </Col>
               <Col className="docker-extension-meshery" $lg={2}>
diff --git a/src/sections/General/Footer/index.js b/src/sections/General/Footer/index.js
@@ -243,14 +243,6 @@ const Footer = ({ location }) => {
                       GitOps with Cloud Native Insights
                     </Link>
                   </li>
-                  {/* <li>
-                    <Link
-                      className="category-link"
-                      to="/projects/service-mesh-interface-conformance"
-                    >
-                      Service Mesh Interface
-                    </Link>
-                  </li> */}
                   <li>
                     <Link
                       className="category-link"
diff --git a/src/sections/General/Navigation/utility/menu-items.js b/src/sections/General/Navigation/utility/menu-items.js
@@ -44,45 +44,6 @@ const Data = {
           actionLink: "/pricing",
         },
       ],
-
-      // subItems: [
-      //     {
-      //         name: "Current Home",
-      //         path: "/",
-      //         sepLine: true
-      //     },
-      //     {
-      //         name: "Temp Example: Classic",
-      //         path: "/classic",
-      //         sepLine: true
-      //     },
-      //     {
-      //         name: "Temp Example: Modern",
-      //         path: "/modern",
-      //         sepLine: true
-      //     },
-      //     {
-      //         name: "Temp Example: Hosting",
-      //         path: "/hosting",
-      //         sepLine: true
-      //     }
-      // ],
-      // actionItems: [
-      //   {
-      //     actionName: "All projects",
-      //     actionLink: "/projects",
-      //   },
-      // ],
-      // actionName: "Home",
-      // actionLink: "/",
-      // div1: {
-      //     src: img1,
-      //     descr: "How I schooled my seniors"
-      // },
-      // div2: {
-      //     src: img2,
-      //     descr: "Service Mesh Istio patterns for multitenancy"
-      // }
     },
     {
       name: "Products",
diff --git a/src/sections/Home/Engineer-enabler/index.js b/src/sections/Home/Engineer-enabler/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const EngineerEnabler = () => {
 
   return (
     <EngineerWrapper>
-      <h5>Learn more about how Layer5 is a service mesh leader</h5>
+      <h5>Learn more about how Layer5 is a innovation engine</h5>
       <div className="head-cont">
         <h1 className="resp">
           <span>Enabler of Engineers. </span>
diff --git a/src/sections/Home/Layer5-statement/index.js b/src/sections/Home/Layer5-statement/index.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const BannerDefault = () => {
                   {/* <h4 className="statement">We make cloud native manageable by </h4> */}
                   <h2 className="statement">
                     <span>
-                      harnessing the unique position service meshes have in changing how developers write applications and how operators run modern infrastructure.
+                      harnessing the unique position Kubernetes has in changing how developers write applications and how operators run modern infrastructure.
                     </span>
                   </h2>
                   {/* <img className="Layer5Logo" src={Layer5Logo} /> */}
diff --git a/src/sections/Home/Proud-maintainers/index.js b/src/sections/Home/Proud-maintainers/index.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ const ProudMaintainers = () => {
           </SectionTitle>
 
           <p className="project-text">
-            We are the world’s largest collection of service mesh practitioners
-            and maintainers of leading open source projects.
+            At Layer5, we champion developer-defined infrastructure, giving engineers the power to reshape application delivery. We empower operators in reimagining how they manage modern infrastructure: collaboratively.
           </p>
 
         </Row>
@@ -51,12 +50,6 @@ const ProudMaintainers = () => {
             <Linkerd alt="Linkerd" />
           </div>
         </Col>
-        {/* <Col $xs={3} $sm={3} $md={3} $lg={2}>
-          <div className="proj_icon_2">
-            <img src={ServiceMesh} alt="Service Mesh" />
-            <h4>Service Mesh</h4>
-          </div>
-        </Col> */}
         <Col $xs={3} $sm={3} $md={3} $lg={3} className="proj_row_1_col">
           <div className="proj_icon_1">
             <Meshery alt="Meshery" />
diff --git a/src/sections/Home/Service-mesh-focussed/index.js b/src/sections/Home/Service-mesh-focussed/index.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ const ServiceMeshFocused = ({ bookName }) => {
           <>
             <Row className="heading">
               <Col>
-                <p className="epic">Service mesh neutral.</p>
-                {/* <h1>Service mesh focused.</h1> */}
+                <p className="epic">Cloud neutral.</p>
+                {/* <h1>Collaboration focused.</h1> */}
                 <h1>Cloud native focused</h1>
                 <p className="epic2"> Dedicated to empowering you to expect more from your infrastructure.</p>
               </Col>
diff --git a/src/sections/Meshery/Meshery-terminal/index.js b/src/sections/Meshery/Meshery-terminal/index.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ const MesheryTerminal = () => {
               description: (
                 <>
                   <p>
-                    Meshery provides you with a clean, robust, streamlined command-line interface to manage your service meshes:
+                    Meshery provides you with a clean, robust, streamlined command-line interface to manage your cloud native infrastructure.
                   </p>
                   <p>
-                    With <code>mesheryctl</code>, not only you can manage your service meshes, but you can also manage their workloads, mesure their performance, verify conformance to service mesh standards. You can also apply patterns.
+                    With <code>mesheryctl</code>, not only you can manage your infrastructure, but you can also manage their workloads, characterize performance, and apply well-architectued patterns.
                   </p>
                   <p>
                     <code>mesheryctl</code> provides support for all of Meshery's features and many platforms.
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ const MesheryTerminal = () => {
               description: (
                 <>
                   <p>
-                    Meshery supports cloud native application patterns using a mesh-agnostic and application-holistic approach: patternfiles.
+                    Meshery supports cloud native application patterns using a cloud-agnostic and application-holistic approach: designs.
                   </p>
                   <p>
-                    Patternfiles stems from multiple open needs, one of which is the desire to define a common practice of both configuring and operating service mesh functionality in a single, universal file.
+                    Meshery designs enable the practice of both configuring and operating functionality in a single, universal file.
                   </p>
                   <p>
-                    With a patternfile, you can capture service mesh behavior in a single file. You can access service mesh-specific differentiation while keeping your patterns short and simple.
+                    With a design, you can capture behavior in a single file. You can access infrastructure-specific differentiation while keeping your patterns short and simple.
                   </p>
                 </>
               ),
