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Scalable Microservices with Kubernetes

Google via Udacity

Overview

This course is designed to teach you about managing application containers, using Kubernetes. We've built this course in partnership with experts such as Kelsey Hightower and Carter Morgan from Google and Netflix’s former Cloud Architect, Adrian Cockcroft (current Technology Fellow at Battery Ventures), who provide critical learning throughout the course.

Mastering highly resilient and scalable infrastructure management is very important, because the modern expectation is that your favorite sites will be up 24/7, and that they will roll out new features frequently and without disruption of the service. Achieving this requires tools that allow you to ensure speed of development, infrastructure stability and ability to scale. Students with backgrounds in Operations or Development who are interested in managing container based infrastructure with Kubernetes are recommended to enroll!

In this course you will learn to:

  • Containerize an application by creating Docker config files and build processes to produce all the necessary Docker images
  • Configure and launch an auto-scaling, self-healing Kubernetes cluster
  • Use Kubernetes to manage deploying, scaling, and updating your applications
  • Employ best practices for using containers in general, and specifically Kubernetes, when architecting and developing new microservices

Syllabus

  • Introduction to Microservices
    • Learn how 12-factor apps and the microservices design pattern make modern applications easier to deploy and maintain.
  • Building the Containers with Docker
    • Use Docker to build container images that package an application and its dependencies for deployment on a single machine.
  • Kubernetes
    • The infrastructure to support an application at scale is as important as the application itself.,See how Kubernetes allows you to focus on the big picture.
  • Deploying Microservices
    • Go beyond the theoretical concepts and try out Kubernetes so that you can use it to manage real world apps.

Taught by

Kelsey Hightower and Carter Morgan

Reviews

3.3 rating, based on 6 Class Central reviews

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  • Anonymous
    This isn't a real course, but rather an introduction to Kubernetes. I was hoping for something more ambitious, especially that the syllabus says that you need to be familiar with the go language. I am surprised this course is rated so high by so many people! The final project description is missing, so I really feel Iike I've lost a couple of hours of my life...
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    Konstantin Borisov
    This course is more like a demo of Docker and Kubernetes. The final project is missing and there is not much things you can do with your own hands. But the course has some great links and gives an idea of what is Kubernetes and how to play with it.
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    Michael Bowen
    I took this course as a primer to using Kubernetes.

    The course is very basic and does not go into much depth. There is a final project but no solution is given.

    Overall, it was a good primer.
  • Anonymous
    The course is informative and fun to learn, recommended. However, it seem to be not maintained anymore, and the final project lacks of information to complete it.
  • Anonymous
    The course is a very general view of the whole picture, but is great for beginners. Also it is a little cringy :)

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