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Course Outline
Introduction to Service Mesh Architecture
- The complexities of managing microservices at scale
- The specific problems a service mesh resolves
Kubernetes Networking Essentials
- The core networking model in Kubernetes
- Services, Ingress, and load balancing mechanisms
- Constraints inherent to native Kubernetes networking
Istio Capabilities and Architecture
- Distinguishing between the control plane and data plane
- The function of Envoy sidecar proxies
- Key Istio components: Pilot, Citadel, Mixer (legacy), and Istiod
Installing Istio on Kubernetes
- Preparing a Kubernetes cluster to support Istio
- Installing Istio using Helm and Istioctl
- Validating the installation and sidecar injection process
Managing Traffic with Istio
- Configuring routing rules, retries, and failover strategies
- Implementing blue/green and canary deployment strategies
- Utilizing the Istio Gateway for ingress traffic management
Securing the Service Mesh with Istio
- Implementing mutual TLS (mTLS) for service-to-service authentication
- Defining authorization policies using RBAC and ABAC
- Applying Zero Trust architecture principles within Istio
Observability and Monitoring
- Integrating Prometheus and Grafana with Istio
- Performing distributed tracing with Jaeger and Zipkin
- Analyzing performance metrics, logs, and trace data
Integrating Istio with Calico
- Enforcing advanced network policies
- Securing communication between pods
- Best practices for deployments involving both Istio and Calico
Troubleshooting and Operational Best Practices
- Addressing common challenges in Istio deployments
- Debugging issues with sidecar proxies
- Operational best practices for production-grade service meshes
Summary and Future Directions
Requirements
- A solid grasp of fundamental networking concepts
- Familiarity with the Linux command line interface
- Proficiency in containerization and Kubernetes
Target Audience
- Developers
- Cloud architects
- DevOps engineers
- Network engineers
- System administrators
14 Hours
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