Big Picture: Docker And Kubernetes Container Virtualization

What you'll learn
Understand the things that container technologies do better that traditional bare metal deployments
Understand the pros and cons of various container technologies, including Docker Engine and Kubernetes
Interact with technologies like Docker Engine and Kubernetes to deploy simple applications
Understand the range of available container hosting environments for both testing and production workloads
Deploy real-world multi-tier container applications in both Docker and Kubernetes
Requirements
No pre-requisite knowledge is needed for this course, but comfort with terminal command line tools will be helpful
Familiarity with Linux is a bonus
Description
If there's an application deployment coming to your neighborhood anytime soon, then there's an excellent chance it'll be delivered by way of containers. This brief course won't magically turn you into a highly skilled container admin, but it will help you understand why all the smart kids are moving to containers, how various Docker and Kubernetes tools work together to make beautiful music together, and which hosting platforms will make the most sense for your project. You'll learn how to configure and launch real-world container workloads using tools like LXD, Docker Swarm, Docker Compose, minikube, kubectl, and helm. And you'll become comfortable with the form and function behind terms like: containers, containerd, control plane, etcd, scheduler, nodes, pods, Kubelet, and Kube-proxy.If you're just interested in getting a quick bird's eye view of the current state of container technologies, then you can sit back...

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