Servicemesh

• 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

• 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

• 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