What Really Happens When You Deploy Istio? 6 Hard‑Learned Lessons from a Year‑Long Production Run
After a year of running Istio in production on a 80‑service, 200‑node Kubernetes fleet, we share six painful pitfalls—including unexpected latency, debugging complexity, upgrade nightmares, configuration explosion, compatibility issues, and mTLS challenges—plus practical mitigation steps and guidance on when Istio truly adds value.
