Solo Academy Course: Envoy Basics

Master Envoy Proxy, the fundamental core of modern cloud-native networking

Unlock the insights behind high-performance microservices and robust cloud-native architectures with this free, 101-level course that dives deep into Envoy Proxy.

Envoy Proxy is the innovative open-source technology that powers everything from cutting-edge API gateways to the most widely adopted service meshes.

What You’ll Learn

• Understand fundamental challenges in microservices communication that Envoy was designed to solve, and why it's become indispensable.
• Explore Envoy's unique architecture, including its flexible filter chains and event-driven model, seeing how it processes traffic with unparalleled efficiency.
• Get hands-on with Envoy's advanced features: from intelligent load balancing and circuit breaking to its unparalleled observability via detailed metrics, logging, and distributed tracing.
• About Envoy's pivotal role as the workhorse for Kubernetes Ingress, sophisticated API Gateways, and as the data plane behind popular service mesh implementations.

Who Should Attend

Course material is ideal for technology professionals looking to establish a robust foundation in cloud native networking. A basic understanding of the cloud native ecosystem is beneficial for this course.

This course takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.