Gain practical experience with Azure Kubernetes Service through hands-on demonstrations covering cluster creation, networking, storage, scaling, container registry integration, and GitOps. Learn how to deploy applications, manage workloads, and operate AKS environments with confidence in real-world cloud scenarios.

Azure Kubernetes Service has become a leading platform for running containerized applications at scale, enabling organizations to simplify Kubernetes operations while leveraging the power of the Azure cloud. This course provides a practical, hands-on learning experience focused on building and managing Kubernetes environments using Azure AKS. Starting with cluster creation and configuration, you will learn how to provision Azure resources, configure networking, manage node pools, and interact with AKS using industry-standard tools. The course then moves into application deployment, ingress management, storage configuration, and stateful workloads. This course is designed for cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, Kubernetes administrators, platform engineers, and Azure practitioners who want practical experience deploying and managing workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service. By the end of this course, you will be able to create and manage AKS clusters, configure networking and ingress solutions, deploy scalable applications, implement persistent storage strategies, integrate Azure Container Registry, and enable GitOps workflows. This course is intended for cloud engineers, DevOps professionals, Kubernetes administrators, platform engineers, solution architects, and Azure practitioners seeking practical AKS experience. Learners will benefit from a basic understanding of cloud computing, Linux administration, containers, and Kubernetes fundamentals. The course is also suitable for IT professionals looking to expand their cloud-native expertise and gain hands-on knowledge of deploying, managing, scaling, and maintaining workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service in real-world environments. This course follows a demonstration-driven learning approach that emphasizes practical implementation over theory. Each module builds progressively from foundational AKS concepts to advanced deployment, storage, scaling, registry integration, and GitOps scenarios. Learners gain experience by following real-world exercises that mirror production-ready cloud-native environments. This course is based on Mastering Azure AKS - Hands-On, by Yogesh Raheja, Thinknyx Technologies. Copyright © 2026 Yogesh Raheja All rights reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Packt is one of the world's most prolific publishers of cutting-edge technical content. For over two decades we've made it our mission to curate and publish the knowledge of only the very best technical experts. We focus on real-world courses that help our customers get the job done, with coverage that extends across a wide range of established and cutting-edge technical topics. If you're an individual or an organisation that embraces learning by doing, Packt is the perfect fit for you.