Containers Hackathon
Course Description
About this Course
Course Outline
Challenge 1: But First, Containers
In this challenge, you will familiarize yourself with container basics.
Learning objectives:
- Use Docker to build and run containers locally
- Push images to Azure Container Registry
Challenge 2: Getting Ready for Orchestration
In this challenge, you will familiarize yourself with the Kubernetes basics.
Learning objectives:
- Deploy microservices to a basic Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Get familiar with basic Kubernetes concepts
Challenge 3: To Orchestration and Beyond
In this challenge, you will deploy into existing network space and implement some security measures.
Learning objectives:
- Use Azure Kubernetes Service to configure and create an RBAC enabled Kubernetes cluster in an existing VNET
- Use namespaces to logically separate microservices
- Deploy containers from Challenge 1 to the Kubernetes cluster with proper RBAC configurations
Challenge 4: Putting the Pieces Together
In this challenge, you will better secure workload secrets and create routing rules for traffic to your microservices.
Learning objectives:
- Implement Ingress for the application on the cluster
- Manage and secure secrets with Azure Key Vault
Challenge 5: Wait, What’s Happening?
In this challenge, you will improve the observability of your cluster.
Learning objectives:
- Use Azure Monitor or Prometheus and Grafana to monitor the health of the AKS cluster
- Create alerts to detect issues
Challenge 6: Locking it Down
In this challenge, you will further improve the security of your cluster.
Learning objectives:
- Improve cluster security using network policies and pod security policies
- Further configure RBAC roles and permissions for the AKS cluster
- Update a microservice to use managed identity authentication via Pod Identity
Challenge 7: Mixed Emotions
In this challenge, you will deploy a mixed workload (Linux and Windows) into a single cluster.
Learning objectives:
- Add Windows nodes to AKS cluster and deploy a legacy Windows app
- Use Taints and Tolerations to implement best practices when running mixed workloads in a cluster
- Upgrade a deployment in the cluster
Challenge 8: Doing More with Service Mesh
In this challenge, you will explore the capabilities of a Service Mesh.
Learning objectives:
- Use service mesh technology to expand on security and observability
Duration
3 Days
Prerequisites
To be successful and get the most out of this OpenHack, it is highly recommended that participants have previous experience with:
- Container basics
- Command line interface
- Web applications
Level
Advanced
Product
Linux and Windows Containers, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Registry, Azure Virtual Machine, Networking, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Service Fabric Mesh
Role
- Target Audience:
- Microsoft – CSE, CSA, GBB, ATT, SE, TPM
- Customer – App Developers/Ops
- Target verticals: Cross-Industry
- Customer profile:
- Customers that are looking to modernize their applications by leveraging AKS
- Customers that are looking to improve their skillset and knowledge of running production workloads in AKS
Value Proposition
- Deliver value to end-users of your application faster, with zero-downtime deployment
- Focus on what matters – code and scale out! Rather than tediously manage compute on your own, use Kubernetes containers orchestration services (AKS) to easily real-time manage your clusters
Technical Scenarios
- Application Containerization: Move services to container technology and leverage the cloud using AKS
- Security: Networking, RBAC and secret management to ensure correct permissions for each cluster
- Mixed-Workloads: Running both Windows and Linux workloads in a single cluster
- Observability: The ability to understand and manage the health of your applications through tools like Azure Monitor