Topic: istio
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024: Istio 1.22, profiling support in OpenTelemetry, wasmCloud 1.0, and more
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024 is taking place from today until Friday in Paris, France. The event is an annual gathering of Kubernetes operators that is put on by the CNCF and Linux Foundation. The CNCF has announced updates to some of its projects, and a number of vendors also released new things at the … continue reading
Solo.io’s Gloo Mesh Core offers ability to use service mesh without the complexity
The cloud-native networking company Solo.io is introducing a new product called Gloo Mesh Core that was created to increase service mesh adoption by alleviating some of the complexities of working with the technology. “Service mesh does have a bit of a reputation for complexity,” Tom Callway, vice president of marketing for Solo.io, told ITOps Times. … continue reading
Istio graduates from CNCF
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has revealed that the Istio service mesh has graduated, which is the highest maturity level and signifies the project is stable and production ready. It joins 20 other graduated projects, including Kubernetes, Prometheus, Linkerd, Open Policy Agent, and more. Istio was a pioneer of the service mesh concept, which … continue reading
Tetrate announces new Istio training course with CNCF
Tetrate, the creator of Tetrate Service Bridge (TSB) to help with service mesh adoption, announced that it developed a new official training course for the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The new course teaches how to monitor, connect, and secure microservices using Istio and is designed for anyone who wants to build on their knowledge … continue reading
CNCF brings Istio in as Incubating project
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has announced that its Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) has voted to accept the service mesh Istio into the foundation as an Incubating project. Istio provides a way to secure, connect and monitor services in cloud-native applications. It offers features like zero-trust networking, policy enforcement, traffic management, load balancing, and … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Istio Ambient Mesh
Cloud-native company Solo.io yesterday announced a new open-source project aimed at accelerating adoption of the service mesh Istio. The project, Istio Ambient Mesh, provides a new architecture for Istio that offers greater flexibility, security, and performance. “Istio is the future of service mesh, and Ambient Mesh brings a whole new level of flexibility for companies … continue reading
Istio applies to join the CNCF
The service mesh Istio has officially applied to become a part of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Istio is the most popular service mesh according to a recent CNCF survey. The project maintainers have stated they’re excited about this move and to work with the CNCF community on service mesh and networking. “Istio is … continue reading
ITOps Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Istio
Istio is an open source service mesh that simplifies observability, traffic management, security, and policy. It extends Kubernetes to establish a programmable, application-aware network using the Envoy service proxy. Istio 1.12 was recently launched with an improved experience with WebAssembly that allows users to dynamically load custom-built extensions at runtime through an API. The latest … continue reading
Alcide Advisor checks for Kubernetes and Istio vulnerabilities
Security company Alcide has announced the release of Alcide Advisor, which is designed to scan Kubernetes and Istio for compliance, security, and government risks and vulnerabilities. According to Alcide, the solution empowers engineering teams to identify security risks before they can be introduced to the production environment. Alcide Advisor also scans throughout various stages of … continue reading
New service mesh emerges from the creators of gRPC and Istio
The creators of gRPC and Istio have created a new enterprise-grade service mesh that is launching today. Tetrate is built on top of Istio and Envoy, and adds enterprise-grade scalability, performance, and ecosystem adapters. Envoy is a network load balancer for microservices, while Istio is a service mesh that acts as a control plane layer … continue reading
Twistlock introduces hybrid cloud, Kubernetes and serverless capabilities in 18.11
Twistlock announced the latest release of its container and cloud-native security platform with new support and features for hybrid cloud, Kubernetes and serverless. This is the company’s 15th major release in the last three years. “Since we shipped the first version of Twistlock in 2015 we’ve worked on 11,100 issues, pushed 5,800 commits, built Twistlock … continue reading
Protecting the service mesh with Istio
Kubernetes has rapidly become the de facto standard for container orchestration, management and security. Now moving up the stack at an equally fast pace is Istio. Riding on the coattails of Kubernetes, Istio is an open-source project designed to enable service meshes. Istio was originally developed by the ride-sharing service Lyft. Google and IBM began … continue reading
