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Istio 1.27 is out!

This release adds Gateway API Inference Extension support to help run AI workloads on Kubernetes.

Ambient mode now supports multi-cluster deployments in alpha.

Learn about these and many more features and bug fixes: istio.io/latest/news/...
Announcing Istio 1.27.0
Istio 1.27 Release Announcement.
istio.io
August 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Istio Day is once again coming to #KubeCon — this time in Atlanta, GA in November.

Want to present — new features, case studies, a lightning talk?

Our Call for Proposals is open, closing June 30!

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Istio Day | LF Events
Istio Day community event for the industry’s most popular service mesh, where you will find lessons learned from running Istio in production, hands-on experiences, and featuring maintainers from…
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June 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
May 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our annual Technical Oversight Committee election is now underway. Project maintainers (including current TOC members) can stand for the three open seats.

Please drop by #contributors on the Istio Slack to learn more.
May 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Istio's ambient mode was built for security from the ground up. So, it's not surprising that ztunnel has sailed through its first security audit, thanks to Trail of Bits, @ostifofficial.bsky.social and @cncf.io.

Read more: istio.io/latest/blog/...
April 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Coming to #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon in London next week? Learn about all the Istio sessions, including at the Maintainer Summit and #IstioDay before the conference proper.

istio.io/latest/blog/...
Istio at KubeCon Europe, See you soon in London!
Celebrate Istio at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025.
istio.io
March 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Announcing the 2025 Istio Steering Committee: sharing the results of our Community Seat election and the appointment of Contribution Seat holders.

istio.io/latest/blog/...
Istio Project Announces 2025 Steering Committee
Announcing the results of our Community Seat election and our Contribution Seat holders.
istio.io
March 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
It's Istio 1.25! Now with simplifications for using waypoint proxies and keeping traffic in-zone, as well as a raft of bug fixes and performance improvements.

istio.io/latest/news/...
Announcing Istio 1.25.0
Istio 1.25 Release Announcement.
istio.io
March 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The Istio 1.25.0-rc.0 release candidate is now available. Please test out the build and report any issues! github.com/istio/istio/...
Istio 1.25.0-rc.0 release candidate available · istio istio · Discussion #55203
We are pleased to announce the completion of the branch cut work for the upcoming Istio 1.25 release and the release of our first release candidate. The release can be found on GitHub at https://gi...
github.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Announcing Istio's 2025 Steering Committee Elections

istio.io/latest/blog/...
Announcing Istio's 2025 Steering Committee Elections
With Contribution Seats allocated, members are now invited to stand for election to our four Community Seats.
istio.io
February 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
checking in, haven't heard from you for a while. how are things?

i'm good. very ambient these days. new release coming in a few weeks.
January 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Istio 1.24.1 is out!

Lots of bug fixes for ambient mode - highly recommended. Or, if you haven't upgraded to 1.24 yet because you were waiting for the .1, now's your time, baby!

istio.io/latest/news/...
Announcing Istio 1.24.1
Istio 1.24.1 patch release.
istio.io
November 26, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Reposted
I'll be speaking this week in the coveted Friday afternoon time slot. Come by if you want to learn about simulating Kubernetes for testing! I am confident you will learn something new, but no promises it will be useful 🙂.

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2024: Testing Kubernetes Without Kubernetes: A...
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sched.co
November 11, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Reposted
It’s time to get excited for #IstioDay! We’re kicking off tomorrow Nov.12 at 1:25 PM: sched.co/1jJgh. Come check out THE #KubeCon co-located event for Istio maintainers and practitioners to learn from each other!! Hope to see you there 😄
CNCF-hosted Co-located Events North America 2024: Istio Day | Welcome + Opening Remarks -...
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sched.co
November 11, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Istio 1.24 is out today, and it's kind of a big deal.

istio.io/latest/news/...
November 8, 2024 at 1:32 AM
giving away a free sidecar to our first 250,000 followers
November 8, 2024 at 1:22 AM
"Istio was able to deliver 56% more queries at 20% lower tail latency [than Cilium]. Taking into account the resources used, Istio processed 2178 queries per core, vs Cilium’s 1815, a 20% improvement."

istio.io/latest/blog/...
Scaling in the Clouds: Istio Ambient vs. Cilium
A Deep Dive into Performance at Scale.
istio.io
October 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM
I hear the ambience is good over here

istio.io/latest/docs/...
Ambient Mode
Information for setting up and operating Istio with support for ambient mode.
istio.io
October 22, 2024 at 2:54 AM