plication deployments when your cluster has the initializer enabled. This enables you to deploy microservices using <code>kubectl</code>, the exact same command that you normally use for deploying the microservices without Istio.</p></li><li><p><em>Extending Istio</em>: An improved Mixer design that lets vendors write Mixer adapters to implement support for their own systems, such as application
management or policy enforcement. The
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