The Platform Fix | Issue #011 Hello Reader— I'm writing this from my hotel in Hamburg. In 3 hours, I'll be on stage at Bit Summit talking about platform simplification. Deutsche Bank and ING will be in the front row. But here's what I won't mention in my talk: "Steve, we need Istio. Everyone's using service mesh." Those words cost a UK retail bank £2M and 18 months. Last Tuesday, we ripped it all out. Service Mesh Is Like Insurance: It sounds responsible until you read the fine print. What...