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Duration 14 hours
Course Outline
Introduction to Service Mesh
- Challenges associated with managing microservices at scale
- The problems a service mesh addresses
- Comparison of Istio with alternative service meshes (Linkerd, Consul)
Fundamentals of Kubernetes Networking
- Core networking model in Kubernetes
- Services, Ingress, and load balancing mechanisms
- Limitations inherent to native Kubernetes networking
Istio Features and Architecture
- Distinction between control plane and data plane
- The function of Envoy sidecars
- Key Istio components: Pilot, Citadel, Mixer (legacy), and Istiod
Installing Istio on Kubernetes
- Preparing a Kubernetes cluster for Istio deployment
- Installing Istio using Helm and Istioctl
- Verifying installation and sidecar injection
Managing Traffic with Istio
- Configuring routing, retries, and failover strategies
- Implementing Blue/green and canary deployments
- Utilizing Istio Gateway for ingress traffic
Securing Service Meshes with Istio
- Mutual TLS (mTLS) for service-to-service authentication
- Authorization policies (RBAC and ABAC)
- Implementing Zero Trust architecture in Istio
Observability and Monitoring
- Leveraging Prometheus and Grafana with Istio
- Distributed tracing using Jaeger and Zipkin
- Analyzing metrics, logs, and traces
Integrating Istio with Calico
- Enforcing advanced network policies
- Securing pod-to-pod communication
- Best practices for deploying Istio + Calico
Troubleshooting and Best Practices
- Addressing common issues in Istio deployments
- Debugging sidecar proxies
- Operational best practices for production service meshes
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of networking concepts
- Proficiency with the Linux command line
- Knowledge of containers and Kubernetes
Audience
- Developers
- Cloud architects
- DevOps engineers
- Network engineers
- System administrators
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