CNCF-hosted Co-located Events North America 2024

Istio provides critical capabilities for managing microservices in Kubernetes, making application upgrades safer and easier with its traffic management features. However, upgrading the Istio control plane, especially with the safer blue-green deployment model, requires substantial manual effort. We started the sail-operator project to close that gap. Building on our product operator experience, we aim to create a community-first Istio operator. While installation is the core feature, we want to explore new ways of providing value, in ways that are unique to the operator concept. And our first focus is on improving usability around control plane upgrades. The presentation will include a live demo showcasing the 2 upgrade strategies supported: InPlace and RevisionBased. Whether managing a small cluster or a large-scale deployment, attendees will learn how sail-operator helps maintain stability and continuity in their service mesh, making Istio upgrades more manageable and less risky