Istio Essentials Training

Description

In this workshop you will learn how to get started with Istio. We’ll start by explaining why the features of Kubernetes are not enough, and how Istio makes the lives of developers of microservices easier.

Then, we’ll dive into installing Istio, and explore several use cases where Istio can help. We conclude the workshop with looking how Istio can help you get observability of your system.

Software Developers, DevOps engineers and application architects who have heard about Istio and want to learn why and how to use it.

What can I expect from the workshop?

After this workshop you will have an overview how Istio can support you in more effectively building and managing microservices.

Key takeaways

Understand the concept of a Service Mesh
Understand Istio’s key concepts and core components
Be able to install and configure Istio with Kubernetes
Apply the basic Traffic shaping
Know how to perform Canary Deployments
Understand how Istio can increase the reliability of your applications
Get observability on your services
Securing microservices with Istio

Topics covered

Service Mesh
Istio
Kubernetes & Istio
Traffic shaping
Timeouts, Circuit Breaking & fault Injection
Automated metrics

Required experience

Worked with containerised applications on Kubernetes
Worked with Google Cloud Platform (or similar)
Basic Cloud Native concepts
Basic software development
Basic Linux administration

Participant prerequisites

WiFi-enabled laptop
Access to a Terminal and SSH client

Format & Duration

2 days
Instructor-Led Training
Online or On-site at your office
Capacity of 6-12 participants