As we acknowledge Istio's graduation to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), it's important to note that it’s not just a momentous occasion for Istio, but for the entire cloud native community. This milestone marks a significant growth trajectory for Istio and paves the way for future innovation and success in the years to come. In the realm of microservices, the significance of Istio's role cannot be overstated.

Businesses today are prioritizing software agility to remain competitive in a rapidly changing world. However, the perks of having access to different clouds, tools, and methodologies can also bring along with it layers of complexity. As the cloud native landscape continues to grow, it’s vital that organizations are investing in capabilities that accelerate developer productivity, drive revenue, and maintain a competitive edge.

Platform engineering as a replacement for DevOps has become a hot topic, with provocative critics stoking the controversy by pronouncing DevOps dead. The underlying reason for these pronouncements is that the once-radical DevOps model is at odds with the new cloud-native container management model to which the now-obsolete DevOps model is being applied. Let’s take a closer look.

Container monitoring refers to the process of monitoring and managing containers deployed within a containerization platform, such as Docker or Kubernetes. As containerization has become increasingly popular in software development and deployment, monitoring and managing containerized environments has become increasingly important.