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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Service Mesh Concepts
- Challenges associated with managing microservices at scale
- The problems that a service mesh addresses
- Comparison of Istio with alternative service meshes (Linkerd, Consul)
Fundamentals of Kubernetes Networking
- The core Kubernetes networking model
- Services, Ingress, and load balancing mechanisms
- Constraints of native Kubernetes networking
Istio Features and Architectural Design
- Differentiation between control plane and data plane
- The function of Envoy sidecars
- Key Istio components: Pilot, Citadel, Mixer (legacy), and Istiod
Deploying Istio on Kubernetes
- Preparing a Kubernetes cluster for Istio integration
- Installing Istio using Helm and Istioctl
- Confirming installation success and sidecar injection
Managing Traffic with Istio
- Setting up routing, retries, and failover strategies
- Implementing Blue/green and canary deployment models
- Utilizing Istio Gateway for handling ingress traffic
Securing the Service Mesh with Istio
- Implementing Mutual TLS (mTLS) for service-to-service authentication
- Configuring authorization policies (RBAC and ABAC)
- Applying Zero Trust architecture within Istio
Observability and Monitoring Strategies
- Integrating Prometheus and Grafana with Istio
- Performing distributed tracing with Jaeger and Zipkin
- Analyzing performance metrics, logs, and trace data
Integration of Istio with Calico
- Enforcing advanced network policies
- Securing pod-to-pod communication
- Best practices for deploying Istio alongside Calico
Troubleshooting Techniques and Best Practices
- Addressing common issues in Istio deployments
- Debugging sidecar proxy configurations
- Operational best practices for production-grade service meshes
Course Summary and Future Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with networking concepts
- Proficiency with the Linux command line
- Understanding of containers and Kubernetes
Target Audience
- Developers
- Cloud architects
- DevOps engineers
- Network engineers
- System administrators
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