Kubernetes Introduction:  Hands-on

This hands-on session introduces participants to Kubernetes, the industry-standard platform for deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications. The workshop focuses on core concepts, architecture, and practical deployment methods suitable for engineers working with both on-premises and cloud-based environments. 

 Instructors 

 Mohammed Ibrahim Oshari https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammed-ibrahim-448905115/   

 Omar Aladdin alhaj Ahmad https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-aladdin/   

 Level: 

 Basic to Intermediate — open to anyone interested in Kubernetes. 

 Topics Covered 

 - What is Kubernetes? An introduction to container orchestration, Kubernetes use cases, and why it has become essential for modern infrastructure management. 

 - Core Components of Kubernetes (k8s) Understanding the architecture: 

 

 

 Nodes 

 

 

 Pods 

 

 

 Deployments 

 

 

 Services 

 

 

 etcd 

 

 

 Control Plane components (API server, scheduler, controller manager) 

 

 

 Add-ons and networking basics 

 

 

 - On-Premises vs Cloud Kubernetes Comparison of running Kubernetes clusters on your own infrastructure versus managed services: 

 

 

 Operational complexity 

 

 

 Cost considerations 

 

 

 Scalability and availability 

 

 

 Popular cloud offerings (EKS, GKE, AKS) 

 

 

 - Deployment Methods A practical look at how to deploy Kubernetes clusters: 

 

 

 Minikube / kind (local) 

 

 

 kubeadm 

 

 

 Managed cloud clusters 

 

 

 GitOps-based deployment workflows 

 

 

 Basic application deployment on k8s during the hands-on lab 

 

 

 Session Recording  

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/147iQN6c-dFs2zzTX0eVdb5cR2KWjOrNs/view?usp=share_link   

 Slides 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/19M8KTjn3KuDwgdmWTCg9uy3Cw7HwMiMI/view?usp=share_link