!!! Overview [1]
[{$pagename}] an open platform to connect, manage, and secure [microservices]. 

[{$pagename}] provides an easy way to create a network of deployed services with load balancing, service-to-service [authentication], [monitoring], and more, without requiring any changes in service code. You add [{$pagename}] support to services by deploying a special sidecar proxy throughout your environment that intercepts all network communication between [microservices], configured and managed using Istio’s control plane functionality.

[{$pagename}] currently only supports service deployment on [Kubernetes], though other environments will be supported in future versions.



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* [#1] - [Istio Overview|https://istio.io/docs/concepts/what-is-istio/overview.html|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-10-13-