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Intro to Kubernetes

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An introduction to Kubernetes covering the basics of cluster creation and hardening.

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60 min

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, Kubernetes, Kubernetes. This word is very popular in the space. This word and the technology it represents, of course. This room is going to tell you why this is. We will take that mysterious word that everyone seems to love so much and turn it into a familiar term by walking you through Kubernetes fundamentals, with a dash of secure K8s practices, and a sprinkle of hands-on experience to top it off. To start dispelling that mystery and save you from thinking "What the hell is a 'Keights'?". Kubernetes is sometimes referred to as K8s (a numeronym) - anything to save time in this industry! 


Learning Prerequisites

This room will continue the DevSecOps path, so all previous DevSecOps modules should be completed, especially the two rooms before this one in the Security module (Intro to Containerisation and Intro to Docker) should be done.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand why a system like Kubernetes is needed
  • Understand basic Kubernetes architecture
  • Understand key components of the Kubernetes landscape
  • Understand how to traverse a Kubernetes cluster using kubectl
  • Understand how Kubernetes is used by DevSecOps engineers and best K8s security practices
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