This webinar series opens with an overview of this series and brief explanation of the scope of this series. This first session will also cover when to use Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), which will give context on the topics included in this series.

Then we will start with AKS networking and considerations, because it is one of the underlying core infrastructure layers of an AKS cluster that are difficult to change later without redeploying a cluster and risking downtime. Networking connects all the moving parts running on Kubernetes as a platform for managing multiple containerized workloads that handles efficient resource management.

Important: this session is part of 4-part series on Azure Kubernetes Service AKS. Please visit the series overview to learn about and register for all four sessions.

Topics Covered
Learn about Azure specific implementations of Kubernetes networking and best practices for your AKS cluster:

• Choose a networking model, e.g. Kubenet, CNI, CNI Overlay, etc.
• Virtual Network integration, including IP address planning, private network integration
• Cluster ingress and egress
• Network security best practices, network policies

Learning Objectives
In this session, you will learn how to:

• Decide which AKS networking model per use case and best practices.
• Design and plan the virtual network for your cluster, including subnet design and IP address planning.
• Secure network traffic in/out of the cluster as well as intra-cluster traffic per best practices.
• Understand which networking considerations are difficult to reverse decision on without re-deployment and risking downtime.

Pre-requisite: Basic Kubernetes knowledge required

• Basic understanding of Azure as a platform
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals and core concepts.
  Refer to this Microsoft learn module on Introduction to Kubernetes, especially how Kubernetes works lesson before joining this session.

Intended Audience
This series is relevant for all technical roles, e.g. architects, application engineers, as well as platform and operations engineers.

Engage live with FastTrack engineers
Each session in this AKS series includes a dedicated anonymous Q&A.

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