Revolutionizing Mesh Layers: Transitioning from Istio to Cilium at The New York Times

Explore the journey of transitioning from Istio to Cilium in this insightful conference talk by Ahmed Bebars and Pete Saia from The New York Times. Delve into the challenges of networking at scale and the quest for improved performance and efficient traffic routing. Learn about the complexities of implementing a service mesh for enhanced availability and additional features. Discover the evolution of Cilium from a Container Network Interface (CNI) to a comprehensive, multi-region mesh layer solution. Gain valuable insights into the strategic decisions and implementation processes that enabled Cilium to seamlessly replace many of Istio's functionalities, resulting in a scalable architecture with significant performance and resource optimization improvements. Understand how The New York Times team leveraged Cilium to unlock new possibilities in managing their platform mesh layer, providing attendees with practical knowledge applicable to their own networking challenges.