Mastering AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services

“Mastering AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services" is your comprehensive guide to understanding and implementing AWS EKS. This book helps you master Kubernetes, the industry-standard container orchestration platform, on the robust and scalable Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. 

This book is a complete guide to Kubernetes and AWS EKS, starting with the basics of Kubernetes architecture and container orchestration. It introduces AWS EKS, explaining its setup, configuration, and fully managed features on AWS. Advanced topics like networking, security, storage, scaling, and AWS EKS cluster optimization are covered in detail. With practical exercises and real-world applications, the book equips readers to confidently deploy, manage, and fine-tune Kubernetes applications on AWS, helping you gain expertise in implementing CI/CD pipelines for AWS EKS deployments, establishing robust networking policies, and architecting storage solutions for various workload requirements.

By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge to design and manage production-ready AWS EKS environments that align with industry best practices and AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

KEY FEATURES  

• Learn end-to-end EKS, from core Kubernetes concepts to advanced cluster operations.
• Master practical skills in EKS security, monitoring, and disaster recovery planning.
• Gain expertise in CI/CD, GitOps, and integration with other AWS cloud services.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Design and deploy production-ready EKS clusters from ground up.
• Implement robust security measures and access controls for EKS workloads.
• Build automated CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for EKS deployments.
• Master EKS networking, storage solutions, and AWS service integrations.
• Establish effective monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting strategies for clusters.
• Architect scalable and resilient applications using EKS best practices.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Whether you are a DevOps engineer, cloud architect, or platform administrator, you will learn to design, deploy, and maintain production-grade AWS EKS clusters with confidence with the help of this book.

1. Introduction to Kubernetes
2. Kubernetes Architecture
3. Kubernetes Components
4. Introduction to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
5. Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Architecture
6. Setting up Elastic Kubernetes Service Prerequisites
7. Creating Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
8. Accessing and Configuring Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
9. Deploying Sample Apps on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
10. Managing Stateful Apps on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
11. Scaling AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services Workloads
12. Networking with AWS Elastic Kubernetes Services
13. Securing AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
14. Storage Options for AWS EKS Workloads
15. Monitoring AWS EKS Clusters
16. Logging and Troubleshooting AWS EKS Clusters
17. Integrating EKS with Other AWS Services
18. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Pipelines for Amazon EKS
19. GitOps Workflows with Amazon EKS
20. Backup and Disaster Recovery with Amazon EKS
21. Amazon EKS Optimization and Best Practices
22. Data Workloads on Amazon EKS
23. Generative Artificial Intelligence on Amazon EKS

Siva Guruvareddiar is a senior specialist solutions architect at Amazon with over 18 years of extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud solutions. His expertise spans cloud computing, application development, big data, and application modernization, with particular emphasis on Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.

Currently at Amazon, Siva designs and implements cloud-based solutions using Kubernetes, Prometheus, and AWS services, achieving significant improvements in infrastructure costs and application performance. His career includes key roles at major technology companies like Apple, where he led containerized application deployments and cloud platform development, and Oracle, where he contributed to significant enterprise solutions.

Siva holds numerous prestigious certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS Big Data Specialty, and multiple CNCF Kubernetes certifications (Administrator, Developer, and Security Specialist). He has authored 20+ technical publications, including "Managing Kubernetes Control Plane Events in Amazon EKS" and "Authenticating with Grafana Using Open Source Keycloak on Amazon EKS.” etc

His combination of hands-on experience, technical expertise, and passion for mentoring makes him uniquely qualified to guide readers through the complexities of AWS EKS. Through this book, he shares practical insights and best practices gained from years of implementing cloud-native solutions at enterprise scale.