Week 19: Service Mesh with Istio
Master service mesh architecture with Istio to enhance the TaskFlow application with advanced traffic management, zero-trust security, and complete observability. Deploy production-grade service mesh, implement canary deployments, enable mutual TLS, and integrate comprehensive monitoring for enterprise-ready microservices. This week transforms TaskFlow from basic Kubernetes networking to intelligent service mesh with automatic mTLS, advanced routing, and distributed tracing. ⚠️ POST-PILOT - Advanced content released after pilot validation
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What You'll Master
Deploy production-grade Istio service mesh on Kubernetes cluster
Transform TaskFlow application into service mesh architecture with sidecar injection
Implement advanced traffic management with canary deployments and A/B testing
Enable mutual TLS (mTLS) for zero-trust service-to-service security
Configure distributed tracing with Jaeger for request flow visualization
Deploy Kiali for service mesh topology and troubleshooting
Integrate Istio metrics with existing Prometheus and Grafana monitoring
Implement circuit breakers, retries, and fault injection for resilience
Course Curriculum
SECTION 1 – ISTIO FUNDAMENTALS & SERVICE MESH DEPLOYMENT
Master service mesh fundamentals and deploy production-grade Istio on Kubernetes. Learn Istio architecture, control plane vs data plane, sidecar injection patterns, and transform the TaskFlow application into a service mesh with intelligent routing and observability.
- •Service Mesh Fundamentals: Why Your Microservices Need It
- •Community
- •Istio Architecture Deep Dive & Configuration Resources
- •Istio Control Plane, Data Plane & Sidecar Pattern
- •Istiod xDS Protocol, Certificate Management & High Availability
- •Project 18.1: Istio Installation & TaskFlow Service MeshLab
- •VirtualServices, DestinationRules & Gateway Configuration
- •Istio Gateway Configuration & ServiceEntry for External Access
- •Istio Architecture & Traffic Management QuizQuiz
SECTION 2 – ADVANCED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT & RESILIENCE
Master advanced traffic management patterns including canary deployments, A/B testing, traffic mirroring, and fault injection. Implement circuit breakers, retries, timeouts for resilient microservices, and learn deployment strategies used by Netflix and Uber.
- •Canary Deployments, A/B Testing & Weighted Routing
- •A/B Testing, Traffic Mirroring & Deployment Strategy Patterns
- •Project 18.2: Traffic Management & Deployment StrategiesLab
- •Circuit Breakers, Retries & Fault Injection
- •Timeouts, Retries & Fault Injection for Resilience Testing
- •Traffic Mirroring & Shadow Testing
- •Advanced Traffic Management QuizQuiz
SECTION 3 – SECURITY, OBSERVABILITY & PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Master zero-trust security with mutual TLS, implement authorization policies, deploy comprehensive observability with Kiali and Jaeger, integrate Istio metrics with Prometheus/Grafana, and establish production-ready service mesh operations and troubleshooting.
- •Mutual TLS & Zero-Trust Security
- •AuthorizationPolicy & PeerAuthentication for Zero-Trust Access Control
- •Project 18.3: Mutual TLS & Zero-Trust SecurityLab
- •Kiali & Jaeger Distributed Tracing
- •Jaeger Distributed Tracing & Request Flow Visualization
- •Project 18.4: Service Mesh Observability & TroubleshootingLab
- •Prometheus, Grafana & Istio Telemetry Integration
- •Custom Istio Metrics, Grafana Dashboards & Alerting for Production
- •Security, Observability & Production Operations QuizQuiz
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