Are you building cloud-native applications but unsure on the deployment strategy?

Are you considering a hybrid cloud/Kubernetes platform to build secure, scalable and robust applications?

Are you keen on "build once, run anywhere"?

In this hands-on workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Kubernetes and OpenShift, deploy a Node.js application on Red Hat OpenShift, and interact with our subject matter experts.

Come prepared with your questions and challenges with building cloud-native applications or switching to a hybrid cloud platform - we are ready to help!

If you plan to follow along, we'll be using OpenShift playground during the session.

Get a head-start by creating your free IBM Cloud account with this link: https://ibm.biz/BdqYNu 

The skill level for this session is beginner to intermediate. It's recommended to have a basic understanding of containerizing and running applications with tools like Docker and Kubernetes, but not required. 

Agenda: 
13:00 - 13:15 --> Kicking off the session, agenda review
13:15 - 13:45 --> Kubernetes overview and exercise 
13:45 - 14:15 --> Deploying a Node.js app on Red Hat OpenShift
14:15 - 14:45 --> Logging and monitoring with OpenShift
14:45 - 15:00 --> Live Q&A

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Steve Martinelli(https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevemar/)is a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) at IBM focused on writing AI related content on IBM Developer. Steve is an open source enthusiast and has contributed to several projects, large and small, over the last 8 years. Steve has spoken at various Conferences such as Vivatech, Index, Open Infrastructure, Centre for Advanced Students Conference (CASCON), and the Cloud Identity Summit.

Dewan Ahmed is a Developer Advocate for IBM Cloud Pak for Applications. His technical expertise revolves around PaaS, containers and container orchestration. Over the last decade, Dewan has worked as QA Automation Developer, Backend Software Engineer, Technical Consultant and Developer Advocate, in his latest role. As a Developer Advocate, Dewan firmly believes in the power of community and is working on building a developer community around some of the open-source projects that power IBM Cloud Pak for Applications.

When he's not working, Dewan spends time with his wife and toddler son in their Toronto residence. To connect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diahmed/

Kubernetes with Red Hat OpenShift Workshop