"Istio was able to deliver 56% more queries at 20% lower tail latency [than Cilium]. Taking into account the resources used, Istio processed 2178 queries per core, vs Cilium’s 1815, a 20% improvement."
istio.io/latest/blog/20…
Istio v1.22 is one of the largest and most impactful releases we’ve ever launched.
Today, we bring ambient mode to Beta, the classic APIs to v1, and Gateway API support to Stable, as well as many performance improvements.
istio.io/latest/news/re…
An invalid benchmark quoted in haste can be repented at leisure
github.com/pragmagic/serv…
tldr;
- L3 != L4 != L7
- Envoy performance is consistent
- @IstioMesh#Ambient is faster for HTTP
"Kuma turned out to be 1.8 times faster than Istio in AWS, and 2.4 times faster in Equinix Metal for cross-cluster connectivity scenarios."
While I consider NSM an entirely different product than @KumaMesh, the fact that Kuma is much more performant than @IstioMesh doesn't
It's my first #AWSReinvent and this thing is ungodly huge. If anyone wants to talk @IstioMesh you know where to find me and you can get your steps in on the way.
Teal Tuesday! Drop by Booth 375 for a live demo, a chance to win some swag, and an opportunity to meet Solo.io company and product leadership! #AWSreInvent