Istio makes all that much easier - traffic splits, percentage traffic splits, doing some sort of chaos testing to see how it works.
Istio excels in load balancing, traffic management, and supports secure communication through mutual TLS and JWT authentication. It features traffic routing, circuit breaking, and includes built-in telemetry. Despite its strengths, Istio's basic documentation, complexity for Kubernetes newcomers, and performance overhead pose challenges. Reducing latency and improving user-friendliness are essential for optimal use. Istio's robust service monitoring, health checks, and tracing functionalities assist in maintaining service reliability.
