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Containers 101

This course lays the groundwork for your Kubernetes journey. You’ll learn foundational knowledge on containers and how they work.

3 Lessons25:55
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Lessons

1

Lesson 1Beginner10:15

Container Concepts

In this lesson, we discuss key concepts about how applications consume computational resources, key Linux tools, and why these concepts are important to understand how containers work.

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Lesson 2Beginner7:21

Anatomy of a Container

In this lesson, you’ll learn Linux kernel constructs that make up a “container,” and see a demonstration of how each construct works.

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Lesson 3Beginner8:19

Build, Run, and Test a Container Image

In this lesson, you’ll gain a better understanding of how to build container images, run containers based on a particular image, and test that your desired changes are included in an image.

Instructors

Jonathan Smith

Hi everyone! I am a Director in VMware’s Cloud Native Field Engineering and Education organization. My team works with customers to both teach Kubernetes and Cloud Native concepts as well as help implement solutions in this fast-changing space.

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John Harris

Hi! My name is John and I'm a Senior Cloud Native Architect @ VMware where I work with customers to help design and implement Kubernetes solutions, in addition to contributing back to upstream open source projects.

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Scott Lowe

Scott Lowe is an architect in the Cloud Native Apps Business Unit, having rejoined VMware as part of the Heptio acquisition.

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