div class=wrapper-with-intrinsic-ratio style=padding-bottom:75.21367521367522%><a data-skipendnotes=true href=/v1.21/blog/2023/istio-at-kubecon-na/servicemesh-battle-scars-panel.jpg title><img class=element-to-stretch src=/v1.21/blog/2023/istio-at-kubecon-na/servicemesh-battle-scars-panel.jpg alt="The Service Mesh Battle Scars panel at KubeCon NA 2023"></a></div><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p>Istio came up as a hot topic of discussion in several other KubeCon talks as well. Here are a few we noticed:<