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Running Containers on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS)

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Course description

Without having to build, manage, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane, Amazon EKS makes it simple for you to run Kubernetes on AWS. You will discover how to use Amazon EKS for Kubernetes container management and orchestration in this course.

You will construct an Amazon EKS cluster, set up the surroundings, deploy the cluster, and finally include applications. You will learn how to automate application deployment and use Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) to manage container images. Applications will be released utilizing CI/CD techniques.

You will discover how to use metrics, logging, tracing, and horizontal and vertical scaling to monitor and scale your environment—designing for effectiveness, affordability, and resilience will teach you how to create and maintain an extensive container ecosystem. To support the cluster, in this course of Running Containers On Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service, you will establish AWS networking services and learn how to protect your Amazon EKS environment.

Activities

Here’s what this AWS course will include:

Instructor lectures
Group presentations
Hands-on labs
Demonstrations

Course Objectives

Here’s what you’ll learn in this course:

Describe the principles of Amazon EKS and Kubernetes and the effects of containers on workflows.
By choosing the appropriate computational resources to support worker nodes, construct an Amazon EKS cluster.
To secure your environment, utilize Kubernetes Role Based Access Control (RBAC) authorization with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication.
Install a program on the cluster. Upload container images to Amazon ECR, then use IAM policies to control access.
Utilize pipelines and automated methods to deploy apps. Use WeaveFlux to construct a GitOps pipeline.
To find metrics for performance optimization, utilize AWS X-Ray to gather monitoring data from metrics, logs, and tracing. Examine situations when bottlenecks call for the optimal horizontal or vertical growth strategy.
Analyze the trade-offs between cost, resilience, and efficiency, as well as the effects of prioritizing one over the others. Describe and sketch a comprehensive, iterative strategy for improving your surroundings—plan with cost, effectiveness, and resilience in mind.
AWS networking services should be configured to accommodate the cluster. Describe the support and ease of inter-node communication provided by Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for Amazon EKS clusters. Describe the VPC Container Network Interface’s purpose (CNI). Look at the advantages of a service mesh.
Upgrade Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, and other technologies.

Intended Audience

You can take on this course if you belong to the following category of individuals:

Anyone who will handle container orchestration on the AWS Cloud, such as systems administrators and DevOps engineers

Prerequisites

To qualify for taking up this course, you’ll need the following:

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service completed (EKS) Primer
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials certification obtained (or equivalent real-world experience)
Basic familiarity with Linux administration
Basic knowledge of network management
Basic understanding of micro-services and Containers

Module Breakdown

Course outline

Day1

Module 0: Course Introduction

Course preparation activities and agenda

Module 1: Kubernetes Fundamentals

Container orchestration
Kubernetes objects
Kubernetes internals

Module 2: Amazon EKS Fundamentals

Introduction to Amazon EKS
Amazon EKS control plane
Amazon EKS data plane
Fundamentals of Amazon EKS security
Amazon EKS API

Module 3: Building an Amazon EKS Cluster

Configuring your environment
Creating an Amazon EKS cluster
Demo: Deploying a cluster
Deploying worker nodes
Demo: Completing a cluster configuration
Preparing for Lab 1: Building an Amazon EKS Cluster

Module 4: Deploying Applications to Your Amazon EKS Cluster

Configuring Amazon Elastic Container Registry (Amazon ECR)
Demo: Configuring Amazon ECR
Deploying applications with Helm
Demo: Deploying applications with Helm
Continuous deployment in Amazon EKS
GitOps and Amazon EKS
Preparing for Lab 2: Deploying Applications

Day2

Module 5: Configuring Observability in Amazon EKS

Configuring observability in an Amazon EKS cluster
Collecting metrics
Using metrics for automatic scaling
Managing logs
Application tracing in Amazon EKS
Gaining and applying insight from observability
Preparing for Lab 3: Monitoring Amazon EKS

Module 6: Balancing Efficiency, Resilience, and Cost Optimization in Amazon EKS

The high level overview
Designing for resilience
Designing for cost optimization
Designing for efficiency

Module 7: Managing Networking in Amazon EKS

Review: Networking in AWS
Communicating in Amazon EKS
Managing your IP space
Deploying a service mesh
Preparing for Lab 4: Exploring Amazon EKS Communication

Day3

Module 8: Managing Authentication and Authorization in Amazon EKS

Understanding the AWS shared responsibility model
Authentication and authorization
Managing IAM and RBAC
Demo: Customizing RBAC roles
Managing pod permissions using RBAC service accounts

Module 9: Implementing Secure Workflows

Securing cluster endpoint access
Improving the security of your workflows
Improving host and network security
Managing secrets
Preparing for Lab 5: Securing Amazon EKS

Module 10: Managing Upgrades in Amazon EKS

Planning for an upgrade
Upgrading your Kubernetes version
Amazon EKS platform versions

FAQ's

Is Cloud Wizard Consulting an official AWS training partner?

Yes, we have been since 2015.

Who should take up this course?

You can take on this course if you belong to the following category of individuals:

Anyone who will handle container orchestration on the AWS Cloud, such as systems administrators and DevOps engineers

What prior experience do you need for this course?

To qualify for taking up this course, you’ll need the following:

Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service completed (EKS) Primer
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials certification obtained (or equivalent real-world experience)
Basic familiarity with Linux administration
Basic knowledge of network management
Basic understanding of microservices and containers