Revolutionizing Mesh Layers: Transitioning from Istio to Cilium at... - Ahmed Bebars & Pete Saia

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Revolutionizing Mesh Layers: Transitioning from Istio to Cilium at the New York Times - Ahmed Bebars & Pete Saia, The New York Times
Networking isn’t an easy task to achieve, and with scale, that can grow out of control quickly. We are always looking to improve the performance and ensure the traffic passes through the most efficient route but with more capabilities. Adding a service mesh to ensure better availability and many other features can be a bit tricky. We will discuss the intricacies of the shared platform mesh layer design. We will dive into our decision to explore the evolution of Cilium, which was initially used only as a Container Network Interface (CNI) but has now become a feature-rich, multi-region mesh layer. Ahmed and Pete will discuss the strategic decisions and implementation processes that allowed Cilium to replace many of Istio seamlessly. This has resulted in a scalable architecture and a significant performance and resource optimization boost. The audience will learn how the team strategically leveraged Cilium to unlock new possibilities in managing their platform mesh layer.