Key takeaways

• Learn about application operations with Istio, the open-source service mesh for Kubernetes.
• You will get a hands-on experience in connecting, securing, controlling and observing your first service mesh.
• Learn how to deploy an app to your Kubernetes Cluster (on IKS) with Istio installed.

You are running your Kubernetes clusters and looking for ways to improve and make your developers faster, better while keeping customers happy! Here's an opportunity to learn about application operations with Istio, the open-source service mesh for Kubernetes. Whether you're maintaining your own Kubernetes environment, using RedHat OCP on-prem or running services like EKS, AKS, GKE, IKS on cloud, here's an introduction to get you started. Get hands-on experience in connecting, securing, controlling and observing your first service mesh! We will cover how-to: - Deploy an app to your Kubernetes Cluster (on IKS) with Istio installed - Use metrics, logging and tracing to observe the application’s microservices - Perform traffic management, such as A/B tests and canary deployments - Secure your service mesh - Enforce policies for your microservices Pre-reqs: Good understanding of Kubernetes and deploying containers An IBM Cloud account, https://cloud.ibm.com/registration Your own laptop to do the lab