Implementation Studio Learning Paths

Use these paths to move through the repo without reading everything at once. Each path links to labs and docs that are already present in this repository.

Complete Implementation Path

For a broad understanding of the deployment patterns:

1. Lab 01: Standard Deployment
2. Lab 02: Air-Gapped Deployment
3. Lab 03: Private Network Deployment
4. Lab 04: Firewall-Restricted Deployment
5. Lab 05: POC Sprint
6. Lab 06: Multi-Tenant Deployment
7. Lab 07: Integration Patterns
8. Lab 08: Handoff and Runbooks
9. Lab 09: Troubleshooting Scenarios

Fast Track: Customer Constraints

For the patterns most likely to appear in locked-down enterprise implementations:

1. Lab 02: Air-Gapped Deployment
2. Lab 03: Private Network Deployment
3. Lab 04: Firewall-Restricted Deployment
4. Lab 09: Troubleshooting Scenarios

Solutions Engineer Path

For POC, account, handoff, and customer-facing implementation work:

1. SE Integration Guide
2. Lab 05: POC Sprint
3. Account Strategy
4. Multi-Workstream Engagements
5. Lab 08: Handoff and Runbooks
6. Product Feedback
7. Tracking Impact

Platform Engineer Path

For infrastructure, shared platforms, and operational patterns:

1. Provider Comparison
2. Modules Catalog
3. Lab 01: Standard Deployment
4. Lab 03: Private Network Deployment
5. Lab 06: Multi-Tenant Deployment
6. Lab 07: Integration Patterns
7. Lab 08: Handoff and Runbooks

Cost-Conscious Path

For local practice with little or no cloud spend:

1. Lab 02: Air-Gapped Deployment
2. Lab 05: POC Sprint
3. Lab 06: Multi-Tenant Deployment
4. Lab 09: Troubleshooting Scenarios

Prerequisites By Lab

Lab	Primary prerequisites
Lab 01	Terraform, kubectl, Helm, GCP or AWS account
Lab 02	Docker, Kind, Helm, kubectl, about 10GB disk space
Lab 03	Lab 01 baseline plus private networking concepts
Lab 04	Lab 01 baseline plus network policy and egress concepts
Lab 05	Kind for local mode, or minimal GCP/AWS setup
Lab 06	Kind, GCP, or AWS plus namespace/RBAC basics
Lab 07	GCP or AWS plus OAuth/OIDC and database concepts
Lab 08	Existing cluster or Kind plus monitoring basics
Lab 09	Kind and kubectl

Next Step

After choosing a path, open labs/README.md for a side-by-side lab comparison and then follow the README inside the first lab.