AWS EKS Deep Dive
Production-grade Kubernetes on AWS — from architecture to cost optimization.
EKS is the most widely deployed managed Kubernetes service. This track covers the full production journey: control plane architecture, VPC CNI networking (and how to avoid IP exhaustion), pod-level IAM with IRSA and Pod Identity, storage with EBS/EFS/S3, and production operations with Karpenter, observability, and cost management.
Modules
Section titled “Modules”| # | Module | Time | What You’ll Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Module 5.1: EKS Architecture & Control Plane | 2.5h | API endpoints, node groups vs Fargate, EKS Add-ons, Access Entries |
| 2 | Module 5.2: EKS Networking Deep Dive (VPC CNI) | 3.5h | IP allocation, Prefix Delegation, Custom Networking, Security Groups for Pods |
| 3 | Module 5.3: EKS Identity: IRSA vs Pod Identity | 1.5h | Pod-level IAM, OIDC federation, IRSA-to-Pod Identity migration |
| 4 | Module 5.4: EKS Storage & Data Management | 2h | EBS CSI, EFS CSI, Mountpoint for S3, StatefulSet AZ resilience |
| 5 | Module 5.5: EKS Production: Scaling, Observability & Cost | 3h | Karpenter, Spot instances, Container Insights, Kubecost |
Total time: ~12.5 hours
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- AWS DevOps Essentials — IAM, VPC, EC2, S3 fundamentals
- Cloud Architecture Patterns — managed K8s trade-offs, multi-cluster, IAM integration
What’s Next
Section titled “What’s Next”After EKS Deep Dive, explore multi-cloud patterns or the Platform Engineering Track.