ubernetes deployments and associated configurations are required, so the set of configuration options and flags for Istio is reduced significantly. In the simplest case, <strong><em>you can start the Istio control plane, with all features enabled, by starting a single Pod.</em></strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Configuration becomes easier.</strong> Many of the configuration options that Istio has today are ways to orchestrate the control plane components, and so are no longer needed. You also no longer need 