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Hands-On Kubernetes, Service Mesh and Zero-Trust
Upskill like a boss. Break, fix, and master Kubernetes before your competition even starts reading docs on zero-trust architecture.
- 15 Interactive Lessons and 134 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
15Interactive Lessons
134Topics
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
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Master Kubernetes, Istio, and Zero Trust security hands-on because deploying resilient, secure apps shouldn’t feel like solving a mystery.
In this course, you’ll explore Kubernetes fundamentals, from Pods to scaling. Then lock it down with Zero Trust principles. Later, harness Istio’s power for traffic control, observability, and ironclad security.
Break things, fix them, and own the cloud with labs on service mesh, monitoring, and disaster recovery. By the end, you’ll deploy like a professional and outmaneuver production nightmares before they happen.
Future-proof your tech stack. Get your hands dirty.
- Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.
- Master Kubernetes core concepts like Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, DaemonSets, and StatefulSets.
- Implement load balancing and traffic routing with Ingress controllers and API gateways.
- Secure applications with ConfigMaps, Secrets, RBAC, and Zero Trust Architecture.
- Configure persistent storage and handle disaster recovery in Kubernetes.
- Optimize service discovery for scalable microservices architectures.
- Set up monitoring, logging, and observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing.
- Auto-scaling applications efficiently to handle dynamic workloads.
- Deploy and manage Istio Service Mesh for advanced traffic control, security, and observability.
- Enforce authentication, authorization, and mTLS with Istio for secure service communication.
- Troubleshoot and enhance reliability using SRE principles and best practices.
- Simulate and mitigate failures with circuit breaking, retries, and fault injection.
- Visualize service dependencies and performance with Kiali.
- Balance performance, security, and cost in real-world Kubernetes environments.
Course Highlights
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15 Structured Lessons Comprehensive coverage of core course objectives
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1 Year Full Access Self-paced learning accessible anytime on all devices
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
15 Interactive Lessons · 134 topics01 Preface +
02 Docker and Kubernetes 101 8 topics +
- Introduction
- Introduction to Docker
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Installing Kubernetes
- Kubernetes client
- Strategies to validate cluster quality
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
03 PODs 11 topics +
- Introduction
- Concept of Pods
- CRUD operations on Pods
- Accessing PODs
- Managing resources
- Data persistence
- Health checks
- POD security
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
04 HTTP Load Balancing with Ingress 12 topics +
- Introduction
- Networking 101
- Ingress specifications and Ingress controller
- Effective Ingress usage
- Advanced Ingress
- Alternate implementations
- API gateways
- Securing network
- Best practices for securing a network
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
05 Kubernetes Workload Resources 8 topics +
- Introduction
- ReplicaSets
- Deployments
- DaemonSets
- Kubernetes Jobs
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
06 ConfigMap, Secrets, and Labels 10 topics +
- Introduction
- ConfigMap
- Secrets
- Managing ConfigMaps and Secrets
- Applying and modifying labels
- Labels selectors
- Defining annotations
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
07 Configuring Storage with Kubernetes 9 topics +
- Introduction
- Storage provisioning in Kubernetes
- StatefulSets
- Installing MongoDB on Kubernetes using StatefulSets
- Disaster recovery
- Container storage interface
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
08 Introduction to Service Discovery 9 topics +
- Introduction
- What is service discovery?
- Service registry
- Registration patterns
- Service discovery in Kubernetes
- Advance details
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
09 Zero Trust Using Kubernetes 8 topics +
- Introduction
- Kubernetes security challenges
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Introduction to Zero Trust Architecture
- Zero trust in Kubernetes
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
10 Monitoring, Logging and Observability 10 topics +
- Introduction
- Kubernetes observability deep dive
- Exploring metrics using Prometheus and Grafana
- Logging and tracing
- Defining a typical SRE process
- Responsibilities of SRE
- Selecting monitoring, metrics and visualization tools
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
11 Effective Scaling 10 topics +
- Introduction
- Needs of scaling microservices individually
- Principles of scaling
- Challenges of scaling
- Introduction to auto scaling
- Types of scaling in K8s
- Best practices of scaling
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
12 Introduction to Service Mesh and Istio 11 topics +
- Introduction
- Why do you need a Service Mesh?
- What is a Service Mesh?
- What is Istio?
- Istio architecture
- Installing Istio
- Cost of using a Service Mesh
- Customizing the Istio setup
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
13 Traffic Management Using Istio 10 topics +
- Introduction
- Traffic management via gateways
- Controlling Ingress and Egress traffic
- Shifting traffic between versions
- Injecting faults for testing
- Timeouts and retries
- Circuit breaking
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
14 Observability Using Istio 10 topics +
- Introduction
- Understanding the telemetry flow
- Sample application and proxy logs
- Visualizing Service Mesh with Kiali
- Querying Istio Metrics with Prometheus
- Monitoring dashboards with Grafana
- Distributed tracing
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
15 Securing Your Services Using Istio 8 topics +
- Introduction
- Identity Management with Istio
- Authentication with Istio
- Authorization with Istio
- Security architecture of Istio
- Conclusion
- Points to remember
- Questions
03 / FAQs
Questions before you start
What’s the difference between Kubernetes and Istio?+
Kubernetes manages container orchestration, while Istio (a service mesh) handles advanced networking, security, and observability for microservices.
You'll learn how to use both in this DevOps course along with zero-trust training.
Which is the best Kubernetes certification?+
- CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator): Best for cluster management.
- CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer): Best for developers.
- CKS (Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist): Best for security-focused roles.
This DevOps Kubernetes online course helps build real-world skills beyond just certification prep.
What is a DevOps engineer's salary?+
A DevOps engineer earns around 100k-160k in the U.S. depending on experience and location. Kubernetes and Istio expertise can push salaries higher.
How long does it take to master Kubernetes & Istio?+
This Kubernetes and Istio training is self-paced and the completion time is dependent on your knowledge and experience.
- Beginners: ~3–6 months with hands-on practice.
- Experienced DevOps pros: ~1–2 months to specialize in Istio.
Should I learn Docker before Kubernetes?+
Yes. Docker is the foundation for containers, and Kubernetes manages them at a large scale.
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