Welcome to the introduction to Kubernetes Course. Kubernetes is a production grade container orchestration system that helps you maximize the benefits of using containers. Kubernetes provides you with the toolbox to automate the deployment, scaling, and operation of containerized applications in production.

In this course, we'll teach you all about Kubernetes, including what it is and how to use it. Before we get into it, allow me to introduce myself. I'm JT Lewey and I'll be your trainer for this course. I'm a content researcher and developer here at Cloud Academy. And I hold both the certified Kubernetes application developer certification, as well as the certified Kubernetes administrator certification. So feel free to reach out to me about either of those topics or other general DevOps questions you have.

Let's talk about who should attend this course. This course is suitable for those who are looking to deploy containerized applications. This is especially useful if you already have an existing system and are evaluating deployment options. Container orchestration skills are relevant for the following positions, DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, site reliability engineers, and as well as just anybody who is a container enthusiast and looking to beef up their container orchestration skills.

In this course, we're gonna be covering three main topics. And our first is gonna be an overview of Kubernetes, specifically addressing, what is it? Why is it so successful? And how can you start? From there, we're gonna be deploying containerized applications into Kubernetes. And this involves a hands on approach. Specifically with microservices. I've created a GitHub repository that has all the available files to you should you wish to follow along. I also suggest that you spin up our intro to Kubernetes lab where it has all the available GitHub repo files as well as a full Kubernetes environment.

The last topic we're gonna be discussing, Personal Topics, I recommend you be introduced to should you wish to know more about Kubernetes. Let's identify our concrete learning objectives. You will know these after you complete this course. Specifically, you're gonna be able to describe Kubernetes and what it is used for. You're going to be able to deploy single and multi container applications onto Kubernetes. You will be able to use Kubernetes services to structure any number of applications and you'll be able to manage those applications through deployments and rollouts. You'll also be able to ensure container pre-conditions are met and that these containers are kept healthy. You'll be able to manage configuration maps, secrets, and how to control persistent data within Kubernetes. And lastly, you're gonna be able to discuss the popular tools and how they can benefit you in your Kubernetes journey.

There are some prerequisites to this course, and to get the most out of it, you should have a solid understanding of Docker. But don't worry. We have courses available if you're interested in learning Docker and would like to take those before this. Next, you should have a solid understanding of YAML. But don't worry, as it's fairly easy to pick it up as we go. And lastly, we're gonna be establishing a Kubernetes cluster. So any Kubernetes experience will obviously help you in learning more about the basics and more about how to configure Kubernetes.

My name's Jonathan Lewey from Cloud Academy. And I'm so excited for you to take this introduction course. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me on LinkedIn or support@cloudacademy.com. So enough's enough. Let's get into it.