Istio

• Istio at KubeCon Europe 2026: Let’s Connect in Amsterdam • Celebrate Istio at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 • Feb 23, 2026|By Francisco Herrera, for the Istio Community Ge

• Announcing Istio’s 2026 Steering Committee Elections With Contribution Seats allocated, members are now invited to stand for election to our four Community Seats. • The Istio Ste

• Istio at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025: A Week of Momentum, Community, and Milestones Highlights from Istio Day and KubeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta. • Nov 25,

• Istio at KubeCon North America 2025: Let’s Connect in Atlanta! • Celebrate Istio at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025. • Nov 7, 2025|By Francisco Herrera, for the Istio

• Istio Project Announces 2025 Technical Oversight Committee Election Results Announcing the results of our annual election. • Aug 19, 2025|By Craig Box, for the Istio Steering Com

• Seamless Istio Upgrades at Scale How Airbnb upgrades tens of thousands of pods on dozens of Kubernetes clusters to new Istio versions Airbnb has been running Istio® at scale sinc

• Istio now supports Gateway API Inference Extension, enabling model‑aware, LoRA‑aware routing for AI workloads. • AI inference requests can last seconds to minutes, making routing

• Focus on parity between sidecar and ambient modes, enabling smooth migration paths for users. • Revamp contributor experience: simplify proposals, implementation, and recognize t

• Istio dominated KubeCon Europe 2025, visible in keynotes, pavilion, and multiple sessions. • Istio Day kickoff on April 1 showcased production lessons, hands‑on demos, and commun

• Istio’s ztunnel, a Rust‑based zero‑trust overlay, passes Trail of Bits audit with no critical vulnerabilities. • Audit covered L4 auth, TLS, certificate management, and inbound p

• Sail Operator 1.0.0 now GA, streamlining Istio deployment and lifecycle in Kubernetes clusters. • Automates installation, configuration, and upgrades, reducing manual effort and

• Join Istio Project Meeting hosted at the Maintainer Summit during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025. • Attend the Istio Day co‑located event for deep dives into service mesh i

• Ambient mode delivers unmatched encrypted throughput in Kubernetes, surpassing competitors. • Zero‑trust security is built on baseline encryption, balancing complexity and perfor

• Istio Steering Committee announces 2025 committee composition. • Four Community Seats elected unopposed: Faseela K, Wilson Wu, Rob Cernich, Pratima Nambiar. • Nine Contribution S

• Istio announces 2025 Steering Committee elections, opening four Community Seats. • Nine Contribution Seats allocated based on vendor contributions, including Solo.io 5 seats. • C

• Kyverno Authz Server enables Layer 7 policy enforcement within Istio’s Envoy proxies. • Policies written in CEL provide fine‑grained access control for microservices. • Istio’s e

• First illustrated children’s book about Istio now available. • Features Izzy Dolphin, added to CNCF Phippy and Friends family. • Story set during KubeCon North America 2024, cele

• Istio v1.24 marks ambient mode GA, enabling sidecar‑free service mesh for production workloads. • Ambient mode eliminates proxy overhead, reducing CPU, memory, and pod restarts f

• Attend Istio Day co-located event in Salt Lake City, featuring keynotes and networking opportunities. • Join the Maintainers’ Track session ‘Life of a Packet: Ambient Edition’ to

• Istio Ambient vs. Cilium performance evaluated at enterprise scale. • Architecture differs: Cilium uses eBPF/WireGuard; Istio relies on ztunnel in user space. • Test involved 500