This course includes 4 weeks of videos, reading material, and hands-on labs. It starts with an introduction to the Azure cloud platform in relation to Kubernetes, and continues with deploying a self-managed cluster inside Azure and refreshing some necessary concepts from our CCO-L1 course on Kubernetes networking and security.
By the end of this course, students will know more about Azure and Calico integrations. In addition, everyone who participates in the labs will gain first-hand experience in building cloud solutions with Calico in Azure, and will have the chance to explore some of the Calico features.
What the Course Covers
- Week 1
- Introduction
- Get Started With Azure Networking
- Kubernetes Cluster Options in Azure
- Kubernetes Networking Options in Azure
- Kubernetes Network Security in Azure
- Exposing Services Outside the Cluster
- Lab setup
- Knowledge Check
- Week 2
- Introduction
- Deploying AKS kubenet with Calico
- YaoBank Deployment
- Cluster Security
- Lab Cleanup
- Knowledge Check
- Week 3
- AKS Deployment Azure-CNI with Calico CNI
- Node operations
- Enable Encryption (WireGuard)
- Multiplatform setup
- Securing Windows Workloads
- Lab Cleanup
- AKS Bring Your Own CNI
- YaoBank Deployment
- Calico eBPF dataplane
- Lab Cleanup
- Knowledge Check
- Week 4
- Self-Managed Cluster Deployment with Calico
- Calico Installation and Configurations
- Upgrading Calico
- Istio Integration
- Lab Cleanup
- Knowledge Check
- Final Exam
- Final Exam Introduction
- Final Exam
