Workshop: Doing Docker and Kubernetes DevOps Style

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This two-day workshop introduces you to Docker, Kubernetes and container technology for DevOps teams. We will show you how to apply DevOps practices to cloud-based container solutions, complete with hands-on exercises using Docker and Kubernetes. The training uses Microsoft tooling and technology, but the skills you will learn can be applied in any technology stack.

This workshop contains hands-on labs to help you gain practical experience with the following topics:

• Getting started with containers and Docker
• Working with Kubernetes
• Azure DevOps pipelines
• Canary releases and A/B testing using Istio service mesh

Approximate duration: 12 hours total.

First day on June 6, at 10:00 till 16:00 (GMT+3). Second day on June 8, at 10:00 till 16:00 (GMT+3)

The event will be held in English.

This workshop is aimed at software engineers and architects who are interested in learning container technologie. It focuses on .NET and Microsoft tooling, but the learnings can be used anywhere.

The workshop is run fully online, using Zoom and various online collaboration tools.

• Get hands-on experience supporting DevOps practices with available tools.
• Understand the implications for DevOps teams to build, deploy and run container based solutions in a cloud environment.
• Practice finding and fixing bugs without downtime.

This training is intended for developers and architects that want to learn about DevOps practices and tooling for a cloud-based Kubernetes solution.

This workshop is divided in two parts on separate days with labs and allows you to start at any point given your experience. The first day introduces you to container technology and tooling with .NET 6. The second day covers container clusters and meshes using Kubernetes and Istio. Throughout the workshop you will gradually improve your DevOps skills for container based solutions.

All courseware is on GitHub, so you can both prepare for the workshop ahead of time and finish the workshop from home if you are unable to finish the labs during the workshop days.

To get the best experience with the hands-on-labs it is recommended that you prepare the following ahead of time:

• A laptop for development, capable of running containers.
• A recent version of Visual Studio Code (download here).
• Docker Desktop, on Windows or Mac (download here).
• An Azure subscription, to create and use a container cluster and registry (trial account here).
• For Azure DevOps Pipelines, you'll need an Azure DevOps subscription. Get one for free here.