Co-chairs: Iris Ding & Keith Mattix
November 12, 2024
Salt Lake City, Utah
Istio Day is the biannual community event for the industry’s most widely adopted and feature rich service mesh, where attendees will find lessons learned from running Istio in production, the latest updates on Istio’s ambient mode developments, and the opportunity to meet and learn from maintainers across the Istio ecosystem.
This will be the fourth Istio Day. The first Istio Day was co-located with KubeCon Europe 2023, in Amsterdam. This colocated event replaces ServiceMeshCon, which was first held in 2019, before Istio was a CNCF project.
Who will get the most out of attending this event?
Developers, operators, platform engineers, architects, product managers, open-source enthusiasts, and C-level executives who are keen on enhancing their microservice management and increasing productivity within their companies.
What is new and different this year?
This year, Istio Day will be putting first things first, focusing on the most important part of the project: our users. Attendees will hear from project maintainers and world-class Istio practitioners alike, equipping them with new skills, industry insights, and more!
What will the day look like?
This year, Istio Day will be a half-day event filled with a plethora of engaging sessions for all skill levels. It will feature lightning talks, a panel, and technical deep dives on topics such as seamless upgrades, multi-cluster, Ambient mode, and security . The Istio community will also have a project kiosk at the main KubeCon conference; please come and meet our community members!
Should I do any homework first?
While no advanced preparation is needed, having a basic understanding of the concept of a service mesh and the goals of Istio in particular will allow participants to take full advantage of the opportunities presented. Sessions are designed for all levels of experience – from novice to knowledgeable.
Find your community!
Istio Day offers a wonderful learning and collaboration opportunity to attendees. Most of the project maintainers, steering committee, and technical oversight committee will be there. Many people-years of real-world experience, hard-won war stories, and uniquely creative insights make this a guaranteed accelerator wherever someone is in their service mesh journey.
Contributed by the co-chairs.
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