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Istio with EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)

This Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) training introduces Istio, a service mesh solution. Learners learn how to deploy and manage Istio on EKS and master traffic management, security, observability,...

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Duration 2 days
Course Code WA3624
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Overview

This Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) training introduces Istio, a service mesh solution. Learners learn how to deploy and manage Istio on EKS and master traffic management, security, observability, and service-to-service communication in a microservices architecture.

Skills Gained

Understand the fundamentals of service mesh and Istio Deploy Istio on EKS and configure its components Manage traffic routing and observe advanced networking in Istio Implement Istio security features like mutual TLS and authorization policies Gain insights into microservices performance using Istio observability tools

Prerequisites

All participants must have taken Introduction to Docker and Kubernetes or have equivalent experience.

Course Details

Training Materials

All Istio with EKS training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

Attendees will not need to install any software on their computers for this class. The class will be conducted in a remote environment that Ascendient Learning will provide; students will only need a local computer with a web browser and a stable Internet connection. Any recent version of Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome will work well.

Introduction

What is a Service Mesh?

  • Challenges in microservices networking
  • Service mesh solutions and benefits

Istio Overview

  • Key features: traffic management, security, and observability
  • Istio architecture: Envoy proxy, control plane components
  • Sidecar vs. Ambient mode

Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Overview

  • Benefits of using EKS for container orchestration
  • Prerequisites for Istio deployment on EKS

Installing Istio on EKS

  • Configuring EKS clusters
  • Installing Istio using Helm or Istioctl
  • Verifying the installation

Core Traffic Features

  • Traffic splitting, retries, and timeouts
  • Implementing canary deployments and blue-green deployments

Istio Gateway and VirtualService Resources

  • Configuring ingress and egress traffic
  • Path-based and header-based routing

Monitoring and Telemetry

  • Istio metrics and logs using Prometheus and Grafana
  • Distributed tracing with Jaeger
  • Service graph visualization using Kiali

Securing Service-to-Service Communication

  • Mutual TLS (mTLS) setup
  • Istio authentication policies

Authorization Policies

  • Configuring role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Enforcing security policies

Optimizing Istio for Performance

  • Fine-tuning Envoy proxies
  • Resource management for Istio components

Scaling and Upgrading Istio

  • Rolling updates for Istio control plane
  • Strategies for multi-cluster service mesh

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Conclusion

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Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

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Reviews

Topics, material and specially instructor (Graham Godfrey) was beyond my expectations.

The training was very good to understand the concepts and how to set up things .

The instructor was thorough and they also provided hands-on demonstrations with labs.

I registered a day before class and am happy that I received all the materials and links in time for the class. Thanks.

Great training it covered the most importan topics if GitHub copilot with good explanation and good labs.