Introduction to Istio and Service Mesh
After three days you operate a production-ready Istio service mesh on Kubernetes. From installation through traffic management, mTLS and ambient mesh to Prometheus monitoring and Kiali visualization: everything hands-on on your own cluster.
Workshop Details
What makes this workshop stand out
What you will learn and take away
After three days of Istio training you configure a service mesh independently. What you take away:
- Control traffic precisely: Use VirtualService, DestinationRule and the Gateway API for canary deployments, A/B tests and weighted routing
- Implement zero trust in your cluster: Enable mTLS, write AuthorizationPolicy rules and control access at the service level
- Find problems in the mesh: Track down latencies, errors and bottlenecks in service communication with Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger and Kiali
All exercises run in our cloud environment. Dedicated cluster per participant, no local setup.
Want to go further? Our Kubernetes Observability Training deepens monitoring well beyond Istio.
Why the investment pays off
When your microservices communicate unencrypted and every release risks all traffic, the problem is not discipline but infrastructure. This Istio training changes that:
- Security without code changes: mTLS and authorization policies encrypt and control all service communication at the infrastructure level
- Releases without risk: Canary deployments and traffic mirroring enable gradual rollouts your team controls independently
- Transparency instead of guesswork: Prometheus metrics and distributed tracing make latencies and errors visible before customers notice them
Small groups of maximum 8 participants, so we can address questions from your specific project context.
Prerequisites
Required:
- Experience with Kubernetes: Pods, Services, Deployments and Namespaces should be familiar
- Basics of Kubernetes networking: know ClusterIP, NodePort and Ingress
- Comfortable with kubectl and the Linux command line
Not required:
- Prior experience with Istio or service mesh (built from scratch)
- Programming skills (all configurations are YAML-based)
Our Kubernetes Fundamentals Training provides the ideal preparation if you still need the Kubernetes basics.
Our Benefits
All from one hand!
With our high-quality trainings and workshops, you can bring yourself and your team up to date. All this with many benefits that you get from us.
- High Practical Content
- 70% hands-on, 30% theory. You work continuously with real scenarios and take working code home with you. No PowerPoint battles, but directly applicable knowledge for your projects.
- Cloud Learning Environment
- DevNinjas Dojo: Your own Kubernetes clusters and VMs for each participant in the browser. No installation, works despite VPN/proxy/firewalls. You work with dedicated resources, not in shared environments.
- Experienced Trainers
- Full-time DevOps engineers and consultants from DevNinjas lead the workshops. Not external trainers, but specialized employees actively working on client projects and sharing real-world experience.
- Small Groups
- Maximum 8 participants per workshop. Everyone gets individual support from the trainer. Your specific questions and use cases get answered, not passed over in anonymous crowds.
- Real-World Scenarios
- No toy examples or hello-world demos. You work with production-grade setups: multi-container applications, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring stacks. Directly transferable to your production environments.
- Certification
- You receive an official certificate of attendance as PDF and a verified LinkedIn badge. Document your professional development for your employer, HR, and recruiters professionally.
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How participants experience our trainings
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