- Preface
- Introduction
- Navigating the GKE Landscape
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Chapter 1: GKE Flavors Offered by GCP
- GKE (Standard)
- GKE Enterprise
- GKE On-Prem (Google Distributed Cloud Hosted)
- Choosing Your Flavor
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Chapter 2: What Is the Right Fit for Us? How to Figure It Out
- Feature Comparison: GKE (Standard) vs. GKE Enterprise vs. GKE On-Prem
- GKE Autopilot vs. GKE Standard
- Which One Should You Use?
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Chapter 3: Basic Common Setup
- Day 0: Planning & Prerequisites
- Day 1: Infrastructure Setup
- Day 2: Basic Configuration
- Day 3: Networking & Security
- Day 4: Observability
- Day 5: CI/CD Pipeline
- Day 6: Storage & Persistence
- Day 7: Production Readiness
- Quick Tips for Success
- Common First-Week Issues (And How to Fix Them)
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Chapter 4: Enterprise Setup
- Day 0: Landing Zone Design & Architecture
- Landing Zone Strategy
- Network Landing Zone
- Subnet Selection Criteria
- Capacity Assessment for Nodes
- Day 1: High Availability & Control Plane
- Control Plane Management
- Control Plane Monitoring
- Single Point of Failure Prevention
- Advanced Capacity Management
- Disaster Recovery Architecture: When Regions Die
- Enterprise-Grade Decision Framework
- Conclusion
- From Zero to Production—With Confidence
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Appendices
- Glossary
- Cheatsheet
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GKE: Day Zero to Production is a practical, end-to-end guide designed for engineers, DevOps professionals, and cloud architects who want to build and operate production-grade Kubernetes environments on Google Cloud.
This book takes you on a structured journey—from absolute scratch (Day Zero) to deploying and managing a fully functional, enterprise-grade Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster. Whether you're evaluating GKE for the first time or looking to strengthen your production architecture, this guide provides clarity, decision frameworks, and real-world insights.
You’ll begin by understanding the different GKE offerings, including Standard, Autopilot, Enterprise, and on-premise options. From there, the book helps you identify the right fit for your use case through practical comparisons and decision-making strategies.
As you progress, you’ll follow a day-by-day implementation approach—covering infrastructure setup, networking, security, observability, CI/CD integration, and production readiness. The final section dives deep into enterprise-grade architecture, including landing zones, high availability, disaster recovery, and advanced capacity planning.
What You’ll Learn
GKE deployment models and how to choose the right one
Step-by-step cluster setup from Day 0 to production
Networking, security, and observability best practices
CI/CD integration and GitOps-ready workflows
Enterprise architecture patterns including HA and DR
Common pitfalls and how to troubleshoot them effectively
Who This Book Is For
DevOps Engineers
Cloud Architects
Platform Engineers
Kubernetes Beginners transitioning to production use cases
From Zero to Production—With Confidence.
Build, scale, and operate GKE environments the right way.
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About the Author
Sudhanshu Jaiswal
DevOps Visionary | Cloud Architect | Automation Specialist.
I simplify complex infrastructure with Kubernetes, IaC, and robust CI/CD. Proficient in GCP/AWS and a pioneer in n8n workflow automation. Open-Source Advocate and a seasoned engineer dedicated to building resilient, scalable systems.
During my leisure time , I'm writing Hindi poetry or supporting my wife's @deepasoni6261's cooking youtube channel.
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