AKS Learning Path

Introduction to Kubernetes

• What is Kubernetes?

Kubernetes Core Concepts

• Core Concepts
• Namespaces
• Kubernetes Deployments
• ConfigMaps in Kubernetes
• Kubernetes Secrets
• Pods in Kubernetes
• Kubernetes Services
• Kubernetes Persistent Volumes

AKS Components

• Introduction to AKS
• AKS Cluster Architecture
• Node and Node Pools in AKS

Tooling

• Azure CLI for AKS
• Deploy AKS with ARM Templates
• Provision AKS with Terraform
• Deploy AKS using Bicep

Networking

• Networking concepts for AKS
• Azure CNI Networking
• Kubenet Networking
• Ingress Controllers in AKS
• Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd)
• CNI Overlay Networking (Cilium)
• Managed Istion in AKS
Load Balancing & DNS
• Internal Load Balancer with AKS
• Public Load Balancer with AKS
• Customize Core DNS with AKS

Authentication & Authorization

• Integrate Entra ID with AKS
• Role-Based Access Control in AKS

Network Security

• Network Policies in AKS

Pod Security

• Pod Security Policies

Secrets Management

• Manage AKS Secrets

Monitoring Solutions

• Monitor AKS with Azure Monitor
• Set up Prometheys and Grafana on AKS
• Log Analytics for AKS
• Azure Monitor for Containers

Autoscaling

• Horizontal Pod Autoscaler
• Cluster Autoscaler in AKS
• AKS Virtual Node
• Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling (KEDA)

Storage Solutions

• Storage Options for AKS
• Use Azure Disks in AKS
• Use Azure Files in AKS

CI/CD Integration

• CI/CD with Azure DevOps and AKS
• Deploy to AKS using GitHub Actions
• CI/CD with Jenkins on AKS
• GitOps on AKS

Cost Management

• Cost Management for AKS
• Best Practices for Cost Management in AKS

Resource Management

• AKS Resource Quotas
• Baseline Architecture
• Building and Managing applications on AKS
• Resource Management
• Cluster Isolation
• Basic Scheduler
• Advanced Scheduler
• Managing Resources
• Windows Containers

Backup & Restore

• Backup & Restore for AKS
• Storage and Backups

Troubleshooting

• Triage practices for AKS operations

Reliability

• Deployment and cluster reliability
• Automated Upgrades
• Scheduled Maintenance
• Pod Disruption Budgets
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery
• Deployment Safeguards

Networking and Security

• Networking and Security
• POD Security
• Authentication and Authorization
• Cluster Security and Upgrades
• Container Image Management and Security

Performance and Scaling

• Small and Medium Workloads
• Large Workloads