LFS144 – Introduction to Istio Course Overview
LFS144 – Introduction to Istio provides essential insights into service mesh technology, crucial for modern cloud-native applications. This course benefits developers, DevOps engineers, and system architects by equipping them with the knowledge to enhance application performance, security, and reliability. Gain practical skills to effectively manage microservices and streamline communication in complex environments.
Course outline & what you'll learn
Overview of Istio and its significance in microservices
- Course objectives and goals
- Basics of microservices
- Challenges in microservices communication
- What is a service mesh?
- Key components and architecture of a service mesh
- Installation and setup of Istio
- Istio architecture and key concepts
- Controlling traffic flow
- Implementing routing rules
- Traffic splitting and mirroring
- Securing services with mutual TLS
- Policies and authentication
- Authorization and access control
- Metrics, logging, and tracing
- Integrating with observability tools
- Circuit breakers and retries
- Timeouts and fault injection
- Deploying Istio on Kubernetes
- Managing configurations and resources
- Policy enforcement
- Custom resources and extensions
- Practical exercises using Istio
- Real-world use cases and best practices
- Recap of key concepts
- Resources for further learning and exploration
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