Securing Microservice Communication with Istio and Envoy Sidecars
Istio and Envoy sidecars provide a service mesh that secures, controls, and observes microservices communication across Kubernetes without changing application code.
Airbnb performs zero-downtime, canary-style Istio upgrades across Kubernetes and VMs using dual control planes, automated mutation (Krispr), mxagent for VMs, and coordinated rollouts.
Istio Evolves for the AI Era with Multicluster, Ambient Mode, and Inference Capabilities
Istio's new capabilities enhance service meshes for AI workloads, simplifying operations and enabling intelligent traffic management across multicluster deployments.
Networks must become cloud-native, application-centric, API-driven, programmable, and secure by design to support distributed applications, remote work, and multi-cloud/hybrid environments.
