CN120: Kubernetes Application Essentials (OD) Course Overview

RoadMaps

Target Audience for Kubernetes Application Essentials

1. The Kubernetes Application Essentials course is designed for professionals seeking to master Kubernetes pod architecture and deployment strategies.

2. Target Audience for the Kubernetes Application Essentials Course:

• DevOps Engineers
• Software Developers
• Cloud Engineers
• System Administrators
• IT Professionals working with containerization
• Application Developers looking to deploy scalable applications
• Technical Architects designing cloud-native solutions
• Infrastructure Engineers seeking to understand Kubernetes environments
• Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) managing application lifecycle and delivery
• IT Project Managers overseeing container-based projects
• Technical Leads coordinating development teams within containerized environments
• Quality Assurance Engineers involved in CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes deployments
• Technical Support Specialists providing support for Kubernetes environments
• Security Professionals ensuring container and Kubernetes security best practices
• Technical Consultants advising on Kubernetes implementations

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this Kubernetes Application Essentials?

Introduction to Learning Outcomes and Concepts Covered:

In the Kubernetes Application Essentials course, participants will master the deployment, management, and scaling of containerized applications using Kubernetes, focusing on core components such as pods, services, and Helm.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the fundamental concepts and architecture of Kubernetes pods, including their lifecycle management and use cases.
• Deploy various workloads on Kubernetes using controllers such as Deployments, StatefulSets, and DaemonSets, ensuring proper replication and scaling.
• Configure Kubernetes workloads at runtime using ConfigMaps, Secrets, and environment variables to manage application configuration and sensitive data.
• Network pods within the Kubernetes cluster using services, ingresses, and network policies to enable secure and efficient intercommunication.
• Provision and manage persistent storage for stateful applications using Persistent Volumes (PVs) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs) to ensure data reliability and high availability.
• Utilize Helm, the Kubernetes package manager, to create, share, and manage Kubernetes applications as Helm charts, simplifying application deployment and lifecycle management.
• Implement best practices for application deployment and management in Kubernetes, enhancing the reliability and maintainability of containerized applications.
• Gain hands-on experience with Kubernetes' native tools and interfaces, including kubectl, to confidently manage and troubleshoot applications in a cluster environment.
• Explore advanced pod scheduling and resource allocation to optimize application performance and cluster resource utilization.
• Learn to apply rolling updates and rollbacks to maintain application availability and minimize downtime during updates.