Why Is Istio That Shape? A Case Study in Software Architecture and Evolution
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In this session, Matt will look at Istio, a Service Mesh, but no prior knowledge of Istio or the space is needed. Istio is a "smart network" comprising traffic switches and controllers. It's had about four different architectures over time, and we'll look at what problem each solved, and the challenges that eventually led to it being changed. We'll talk about how the different approaches each optimised performance, scalability, and redundancy. We'll explore analogies between the shapes of Istio and common patterns - three-tier web apps, big network routers, etc - and how Istio's lessons are broadly applicable.
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Why Is Istio That Shape? A Case Study in Software Architecture and Evolution
Matt Turner
Matt is a Solution Engineer at Jetstack, a leading UK-based company helping enterprises on the path to cloud-native. He leads Jetstack's Istio projects and spends a lot of time using Kubernetes as well. He previously worked at Cisco, and while he didn't directly work on network kit, a lot soaked in. He has spoken at several conferences and meetups on subjects from filesystem internals to Scrum, and is a co-organiser of the Istio London meetup.