Kubernetes is quickly becoming the de-facto standard to operate containerized applications at scale in the data-center. This course covers the fundamentals needed to develop applications targeting a Kubernetes container platform. The course entails a hands-on lab on a cloud environment provided by Kiratech. The course also provides a Certificate of Completion.

Course length: 2 days.
Available languages: English, Italian
The training will be delivered remotely

• Developers willing to build and deploy applications targeted to Kubernetes
• Software architects interested in building solutions based on Kubernetes

Courses Introduction to Containers and Introduction to Kubernetes or equivalent knowledge.
• WiFi-enabled laptop
• Access to a Terminal and SSH client
• SSH network access to the cloud environment (Web access it not sufficient)

• Best practices for software development in a container environment
• The Twelve-Factor App approach
• Cloud-native microservices
• Benefits and drawbacks of a microservice approach
• Integration of a software application in Kubernetes
o Clean shutdown and fast startup
o Liveness and readiness probes
o Using Secrets
o Using ConfigMaps
• Benefits of a local development workflow based on Docker and Kubernetes
• A development workflow based on Kubernetes
o Three possible approaches: auto rebuild and deploy, sync filesystem, bridge network
o The available tools: Draft, Skaffold, Telepresence