fic is captured by programming iptables rules. Once the sidecar proxies are injected and traffic routing is programmed Istio is able to mediate all traffic. This principle also applies to performance. When applying Istio to a deployment operators should see a minimal increase in resource costs for the functionality being provided. Components and APIs must all be designed with performance and scale in mind.</p></li><li><p><strong>Incrementality</strong>. As operators and developers become more dependent on t