Kubernetes Bootstrap

Deploying micro-services
and traditional applications
with Kubernetes

Training offered by Tiny Shell Script LLC

DESCRIPTION

This is a two-day, hands-on training to get started with Kubernetes, understand its concepts and its architecture, and learn how to leverage it for your applications. It puts a strong emphasis on “Cloud Native” principles and micro-services architectures, but is also suitable for traditional monolithic applications.

From theory to practice: for the duration of the training, each student is provided with their own, dedicated Kubernetes cluster, on which they will implement numerous labs and exercises. The demo apps and code samples feature components written in various languages like Node.js, Python, or Ruby. These components communicate with each other over load balancers. We will show you how to deploy and run that code on Kubernetes clusters.

The curriculum is suitable to all Kubernetes deployment models: public cloud (AKS, EKS, GKE…), private cloud (OpenStack…), or on-premises (on your own servers in datacenters).

TARGET AUDIENCE

Developers, sysadmins, ops, tech leads, architects.

GOALS

After this training, you will know how to leverage Kubernetes to improve the availability and scalability of your applications.

COURSE STRUCTURE

The content is broken down into many modules (each running 10 to 30 minutes long). Each module starts with a presentation of its concepts, followed by live demos in a real environment. The students are then prompted to reproduce these demos in their own environment, specially prepared for the training. This environment is set up to be usable immediately (no time wasted installing local virtual machines or setting up everyone's computer!), and it has all the features of a typical deployment, allowing to freely go "off-script", tinker, and experiment.

PRE-REQUIREMENTS

To get the most out of this training, you should be familiar with container fundamentals. You don't need to be an expert, but ideally, you know how to build a container image (for instance, with a Dockerfile), start a container, stop it, and check its logs.

If you aren't familiar with these concepts, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with e.g. Docker. There are many good resources out there to get started with Docker; for instance Play With Docker.

Labs and exercises will be done on cloud virtual machines that we provide for the duration of the training. Each student needs to bring their own computer, with a web browser and an SSH client.

For private training sessions: it is necessary that the network connectivity at the training venue allows outbound TCP connections on arbitrary ports; not just 22/80/443.

CLASSROOM SIZE

While we have successfully delivered workshops accommodating more than 150 people at a time (at conferences like OSCON or Velocity), for best results, we advise to cap classrooms to 20 persons. If you need to train more than 20 students at a time, we can accommodate you, but we strongly suggest to break down the class in multiple groups.

For larger groups (more than 10 students) or groups with a broad range of skills and profiles, we will bring at least one extra assistant on site to make sure that everyone gets the best learning experience regardless of their level and prior knowledge of containers.

PERSONNEL

Jérôme Petazzoni

Jérôme was part of the team that built, scaled, and operated the dotCloud PAAS, before that company became Docker. He worked seven years at the container startup, where he wore countless hats and ran containers in production before it was cool. He loves to share what he knows, which led him to give hundreds of talks and demos on containers, Docker, and Kubernetes. He trained thousands of people to deploy their apps in confidence on these platforms, and continues to do so as an independent consultant. He values diversity, and strives to be a good ally, or at least a decent social justice sidekick. He also collects musical instruments and can arguably play the theme of Zelda on a dozen of them.

Jérôme is a Certified Kubernetes Administrator.

CURRICULUM

The curriculum below corresponds to a training of 2 days, running at a steady pace. We found that this duration was the sweet spot for teams of Ops and SRE folks with on call duties. But our content is highly modular, and can be made shorter or longer, to fit your needs.

Curious to see what our training materials look like? No problem. The materials that we use for public training and conference workshops are all available at container.training. For instance, you can see the entire presentation deck that we delivered at the O'Reilly Velocity conference in October 2018 in New York City here.

CONTACT US

For pricing and availability information, contact jerome.petazzoni@gmail.com.