IBM Cloud Managed Istio Description
Istio is an open-source technology that allows developers to seamlessly connect, manage, and secure networks of microservices from different vendors, regardless of platform or source. Istio, a Github-based open-source project, is one of the fastest growing. Its strength is its community. IBM is proud to have been a contributor to the Istio project, and to have led Istio Working Groups. Istio on IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service can be added as a managed addon. It integrates Istio directly into your Kubernetes cluster. One click installs a tuned, production-ready Istio instance in your IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Cluster. One click launches Istio core components, tracing, monitoring, and visualization tools. IBM Cloud manages the lifecycle of control-plane components and updates all Istio parts.