Istio & Kubernetes Service Mesh Training in Cork, Ireland

This course provides a deep dive into implementing and managing a service mesh using Istio on Kubernetes. Participants will learn how to install, configure, and operate Istio to manage microservices traffic, ensure observability, enforce security policies, and handle failures effectively in distributed environments. The course includes practical lab sessions and real-world use cases to reinforce concepts.

Course Agenda:

Introduction and Installation

• Overview of service mesh and Istio architecture

• Key components: Pilot, Envoy, Mixer, Citadel

• Installing Istio on Kubernetes using istioctl and Helm

• Deploying sample microservices applications

• Understanding sidecar injection

Traffic Management and Resilience

• Configuring virtual services and destination rules

• Traffic shifting, canary deployments, and mirroring

• Fault injection and circuit breakers

• Rate limiting and retries

Observability and Security

• Enabling telemetry with Prometheus, Grafana, Kiali, Jaeger

• Visualizing service graphs and distributed tracing

• mTLS and authentication mechanisms

• Role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization policies

• Securing ingress traffic with Istio Gateway

• Best practices and troubleshooting Istio deployments

Hands-on Exercises