I. Overview:

Amazon EKS makes it easy for you to run Kubernetes on AWS without needing to install, operate, and maintain your own Kubernetes control plane. In this course, you learn container management and orchestration for Kubernetes using Amazon EKS. You build an Amazon EKS cluster, configure the environment, deploy the cluster, and then add applications to your cluster. Manage container images using Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) and learn how to automate application deployment. You will deploy applications using CI/CD tools and learn how to monitor and scale your environment by using metrics, logging, tracing, and horizontal/vertical scaling. Design and manage a large container environment by designing for efficiency, cost, and resiliency. You also configure AWS networking services to support the cluster and learn how to secure your Amazon EKS environment.

II. Duration: 24 hours (3 days)

III. Objectives:

• Describe Kubernetes and Amazon EKS fundamentals and the impact of containers on workflows
• Build an Amazon EKS cluster by selecting the correct compute resources to support worker nodes
• Secure your environment with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication and Kubernetes Role Based Access Control (RBAC) authorization
• Deploy an application on the cluster. Publish container images to Amazon ECR and secure access via IAM policy
• Deploy applications using automated tools and pipelines. Create a GitOps pipeline using WeaveFlux
• Collect monitoring data through metrics, logs, and tracing with AWS X-Ray and identify metrics for performance tuning
• Review scenarios where bottlenecks require the best scaling approach using horizontal or vertical scaling
• Assess the tradeoffs between efficiency, resiliency, and cost and the impact of tuning for one over the others
• Describe and outline a holistic, iterative approach to optimizing your environment. Design for cost, efficiency, and resiliency
• Configure AWS networking services to support the cluster. Describe how Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) supports Amazon EKS clusters and simplifies inter-node communications
• Describe the function of the VPC Container Network Interface (CNI)
• Review the benefits of a service mesh
• Upgrade your Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and third-party tools

IV. Intended Audience:

• DevOps engineers
• Cloud administrators.

V. Prerequisites:

• Completed Introduction to Containers, Completed Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Primer, Completed AWS Cloud Technical Essentials (or equivalent real-world experience), Basic Linux administration experience, Basic network administration experience, Basic knowledge of containers and microservices.

VI. Course outlines:

1. Module 1: Kubernetes Fundamentals

• Overview
• Benefits of Containers
• Container Orchestration
• Kubernetes Internals
• Pod Scheduling
• Working With the kubectl Utility
• Kubernetes Objects
• Knowledge Check

2. Module 2: Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) Fundamentals

• Overview
• Introduction to Amazon EKS
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 1: Deploying Kubernetes Pods

3. Module 3: Building and Maintaining an Amazon EKS Cluster

• Overview
• Creating an Amazon EKS Cluster
• Two APIs: Kubernetes and Amazon EKS
• Amazon EKS and AWS Fargate
• Upgrading your Kubernetes Version
• Knowledge Check

4. Module 4: Deploying Applications to Your Amazon EKS Cluster

• Overview
• Application Deployment Methods
• Working with Amazon ECR
• Deploying Applications with Helm
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 2: Deploying applications with Helm and Amazon S3

5. Module 5: Managing Applications at Scale in Amazon EKS

• Overview
• Scale to Meet Demand in Amazon EKS
• Working with Karpenter
• Continuous Deployment in Amazon EKS
• GitOps and Amazon EKS
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 3: Continuous Deployment and GitOps

6. Module 6: Managing Networking in Amazon EKS

• Overview
• Review: Networking in AWS
• Communicating in Amazon EKS
• Improving Pod Level Security
• Load Balancing with Services
• Knowledge Check

7. Module 7: Configuring Observability in an Amazon EKS Cluster

• Overview
• Configuring Observability in an Amazon EKS Cluster
• Collecting Metrics
• Managing Logs
• Application Tracing in Amazon EKS
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 4: Monitoring Amazon EKS

8. Module 8: Managing Storage in Amazon EKS

• Overview
• Design Patterns for Storage
• Persistent Storage in Kubernetes
• Persistent Storage with AWS Storage Services
• Managing Secrets
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 5: Configuring Storage in Amazon EKS

9. Module 9: Managing Security in Amazon EKS

• Overview
• Cloud Security Fundamentals
• Authentication and Authorization
• Managing IAM and RBAC
• Managing Pod Permissions Using RBAC Service Accounts
• Knowledge Check
• Lab 6: Capstone Exercise