Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second SPEAKER: Get cool with Kubernetes. You can learn container orchestration with Kubernetes in just three weeks. Expert Mumshad Mannambeth, DevOps and Cloud Trainer from codecloud.com, shows you how. This course will enable you to get grips with the basic concepts of Kubernetes, how to set up and get started, describe networking and develop YAML definition files in Kubernetes, and deploy a microservices application on a cloud platform. The best part is you can learn wherever and whenever you want. Step into your future with the Beginner’s Guide to Kubernetes for Container Orchestration from Packt and FutureLearn.
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A Beginner's Guide to Kubernetes for Container Orchestration
Start your career as a DevOps engineer
The demand for DevOps engineers in the IT industry is ever-increasing and for any DevOps professional, knowledge of Kubernetes is essential. On this three-week course, you’ll learn everything you need to get up and running with Kubernetes.
You’ll complete a series of hands-on coding exercises that accompany each major concept, designed to help you deploy your own applications to a Kubernetes platform confidently.
By the end of this course, you’ll have developed the skill set needed to start your career as a DevOps engineer.
Learn key Kubernetes concepts
Starting with basic concepts, you’ll gain a strong foundational knowledge of Kubernetes and learn about Docker and containers.
Next, you’ll put these skills into practice and set up a lab using VirtualBox. From here, you’ll learn to work with Minikube to create a Kubernetes cluster and use YAML files to create and deploy Pods.
With this knowledge, you’ll understand how containers/Pods communicate with one another in Kubernetes.
Unpack microservices architecture
You’ll study Kubernetes services and the architecture of Kubernetes microservices.
This understanding will help you learn how to deploy microservices applications on Kubernetes and gain an insight into the success of brands such as Amazon, Netflix, and Etsy.
Explore Kubernetes on Cloud services
Finally, you’ll explore how Kubernetes runs on different cloud applications such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
You’ll also gain experience in deploying microservices applications to a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Kubernetes cluster, and learn to set up a multi-node Kubernetes cluster using kubeadm.
By the end, you’ll have developed the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to thrive as a DevOps engineer.
What topics will you cover?
The demand for DevOps engineers in the IT industry is ever-increasing, with the average Silicon Valley salary for a DevOps engineer being 20% higher than that of a software engineer. Knowledge of Kubernetes is essential for any DevOps professional, and this course covers everything you need to get up and running with Kubernetes. The most important part of the course is the series of hands-on coding exercises that accompany each major concept, designed to help you deploy your own applications to a Kubernetes platform confidently.
When would you like to start?
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Describe the basic concepts of Kubernetes.
- Demonstrate ways of setting up and getting started with Kubernetes.
- Describe networking in Kubernetes.
- Develop Kubernetes YAML definition files.
- Demonstrate how to deploy a microservices application on a cloud platform.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone wanting to become a DevOps engineer or those already working in the profession and wanting to gain knowledge of Kubernetes.
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Ways to learn
Choose the best way to learn for you!
Subscribe & save
$244.99 for a whole year
Automatically renews
Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$54/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
Limited access
Free
Sample the course materials
- Access expires 25 Feb 2025
Find out more about certificates, Unlimited or buying a course (Upgrades) Sale price available until 3 March 2025 at 23:59 (UTC). T&Cs apply. |
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- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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