Istio
istio.ioA service mesh for observability, security in depth, and management.
Ops & Infraservice-meshkubernetescloud-nativeobservabilitysecuritytraffic-managementenvoy
About
Istio is an open-source service mesh that extends Kubernetes to provide programmable, application-aware networking for cloud-native and traditional workloads. It delivers standard traffic management, telemetry, and security across complex deployments, supporting both sidecar and ambient (sidecarless) modes. Istio is a graduated project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and is backed by a broad ecosystem of providers and consultants.
Problem
Managing traffic, security, and observability across microservices in complex distributed systems is difficult without a dedicated networking layer.
For
platform engineers and DevOps teams running cloud-native workloads on Kubernetes
How it works
Istio deploys proxy infrastructure (Envoy sidecars or zero-trust tunnels) alongside workloads to intercept and manage all network traffic, enforcing policies and collecting telemetry transparently.
Business model
open-source
Status
launched