header-content><h1>Introducing istiod: simplifying the control plane</h1><p>Istiod consolidates the Istio control plane components into a single binary.</p></div><p class=post-author>Mar 19, 2020 <span>|</span> By Craig Box - Google</p><div><p>Microservices are a great pattern when they map services to disparate teams that deliver them, or when the value of independent rollout and the value of independent scale are greater than the cost of orchestration. We regularly talk to customers and teams running Isti