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Discover how to modernize, manage, and observe applications at scale using Google Kubernetes Engine Enterprise. This course uses lectures and hands-on labs to help you explore and deploy using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), GKE Fleets, Cloud Service Mesh, and Config Controller capabilities that will enable you to work with modern applications, even when they are split among multiple clusters hosted by multiple providers.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
    • Course introduction
  • Introduction to GKE at Scale
    • Introduction
    • Multi-cluster overview
    • GKE Fleets
    • Sameness and trust
    • GKE Fleet Management
    • Quiz
  • Multi-cluster GKE Architecture
    • Introduction
    • Centralized Cluster Management
    • Multi-cluster GKE
    • Connect and Manage Fleet Clusters
    • Access GKE Fleet Clusters
    • Quiz
  • Fleets and Teams
    • Introduction
    • What Are GKE Fleets?
    • Fleet Solutions
    • Fleet Team Management
    • Fleet Management
    • Manage Workloads at Scale with GKE Fleets and Teams
    • Quiz
  • Managing GKE configuration at Scale
    • Introduction
    • Configuration management challenges
    • Centralized configuration at scale
    • Config Sync
    • Policy Controller
    • Config Connector
    • Blueprints
    • Automate GKE Configurations with Config Sync
    • Quiz
  • Fleet Networking
    • Introduction
    • Fleet networking communications
    • Pods Discovery in GKE
    • Multi-cluster Services
    • Configuring multi-cluster Services
    • Multi-cluster gateway
    • Configuring multi-cluster gateways
    • Deploying a Multi-Cluster Gateway Across GKE Clusters
    • Quiz
  • Cloud Service Mesh
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to Cloud Service Mesh
    • Provisioning Cloud Service Mesh
    • Handling requests with Cloud Service Mesh
    • Cloud Service Mesh Dashboards and Support
    • Installing Cloud Service Mesh on Google Kubernetes Engine
    • Quiz
  • Cloud Service Mesh routing
    • Introduction
    • Configuring Cloud Service Mesh with Istio API
    • Configuring a VirtualService and DestinationRule
    • Configuring a ServiceEntry
    • Configuring a Gateway
    • Configuring a WorkloadEntry and WorkloadGroup
    • Network resilience and testing
    • Managing Traffic Flow with CSM
    • Quiz
  • Service mesh security
    • Introduction
    • Authentication and encryption
    • Service authentication in the mesh
    • End-user authentication in Cloud Service Mesh
    • Authorization in Cloud Service Mesh
    • Secure Cloud Service Mesh with Policy Controller and mTLS
    • Quiz
  • Multi-cluster Networking with Cloud Service Mesh
    • Introduction
    • Single network east-west routing
    • Multiple network east-west routing
    • Manage and Secure Distributed Services with GKE Managed Service Mesh
    • Quiz
  • Manage Identity in GKE with Authentication
    • Introduction
    • Introduction to GKE Identity Service
    • Connect gateway
    • Configuring connect gateway for authentication and authorization
    • Accessing clusters with GKE Identity Service
    • Authenticating third-party identities with GKE Identity Service
    • Fleet Workload Identity
    • Manage authentication at scale with Connect Gateway
    • Quiz
  • Security Posture, Compliance, and Preventative Controls
    • Introduction
    • GKE security posture overview
    • Security posture dashboard
    • Implementing node security
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • Additional security services
    • Quiz
  • CI/CD at scale in GKE
    • Introduction
    • CI/CD in Google Cloud
    • Cloud Build and GKE
    • Cloud Deploy and GKE
    • Cloud Deploy: Policies,Deployments and Security
    • Cloud Run and Knative Serving
    • Cloud Deploy and Knative Serving
    • CI/CD in a private network
    • Securing the software supply chain
    • Creating CI/CD pipelines for GKE clusters
    • Quiz
  • GKE and AI
    • Introduction
    • AI and GKE overview
    • AI model training on GKE
    • AI model serving on GKE
    • AI cost management on GKE
    • Quiz
  • Course Summary
    • Module 0: Introduction
    • Module 1: Introduction to GKE at Scale
    • Module 2: Multi-cluster GKE Architecture
    • Module 3: Fleets and Teams
    • Module 4: Managing GKE configuration at Scale
    • Module 5: Fleet Networking
    • Module 6: Cloud Service Mesh
    • Module 7: Cloud Service Mesh routing
    • Module 8: Service mesh security
    • Module 9: Multi-cluster Networking with Cloud Service Mesh
    • Module 10: Manage Identity in GKE with Authentication
    • Module 11: Security Posture, Compliance, and Preventative Controls
    • Module 12: CI/CD at scale in GKE
    • Module 13: GKE and AI
    • Module 14: Course Summary
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