Microservices architectures introduce complexities in managing network services like load balancing and authentication. Istio is a service mesh that provides management and abstraction for these services. It offers virtual services, destination rules, gateways, service entries, and sidecars to control network traffic. Istio's ambient mode allows deploying Istio without Envoy proxies, and it offers abstraction, non-destructive changes, and observability. Istio is platform-independent and can be integrated with Kubernetes or used stand-alone.
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