AWS UG Dubai Meetup #8 (virtual): Part 1 - Intro to Containers 101

This series of talks and hands-on workshops around the concept of "AWS cloud-native modern applications" introduces AWS cloud platform in that light. Starting with the core building blocks of modernizing traditional applications, and how to capitalize on AWS services and capabilities to build a better resilient, reliable application with cloud-native design in mind.

It's 2021. There is a need to find ways to speed up the process of deploying, scaling, and automating our applications, also enable developers and operations teams "DevOps" to collaborate effectively, work efficiently, save resources, and solve the matrix from Hell problems. The magic word here is Containers. This is a pragmatic hands-on series of workshops to introduce members to AWS container workloads focusing on the fundamentals and where to start, AWS Containers 101 workshop.

📆 Talk and workshop dates:

Part 1- Intro to Containers 101
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC +4

Part 2 - Building Containers 102
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC +4
https://www.meetup.com/AWS-Dubai/events/280722294/

Part 3 - Building Containers 102 Lab
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC +4
https://www.meetup.com/AWS-Dubai/events/280722765/

Part 4 - Application Modernization with Amazon EKS
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, at 8:30 PM UTC +4
https://www.meetup.com/AWS-Dubai/events/280723703/

📝 Part 1- Intro to Containers 101

In the first talk of this new series, we will introduce the format for this multi-talk series. After that, we’ll discuss containers in an abstract way. Why do we use containers? What are some different ways of running containers?

⏳ Agenda

1- Intro to this series: speakers, format, sponsors.
2- What are some ideal use cases for containers?
3- How can we run containers in production?

🗝 Keywords

• Containers, Docker, OCI
• AWS ECS, Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, Lambda Containers, Serverless
• Immutable Infrastructure, Virtual Machines, VMs
• Gitpod, GitHub Codespaces

🎙 Speakers

Vlad Ionescu:
Vlad is a DevOps Consultant helping companies deliver more reliable software faster and safer. He is focused on observability and reliability, with a passion for rapid deployments and simplicity. He jokingly describes his role as a "professional mistake avoider".

Vlad’s work is predominantly focused on Kubernetes and serverless. After starting with kops, he then moved to EKS which he enjoys pushing as far as possible. He can often be found sharing insights in #eks on the Kubernetes Slack.

He has a passion for Haskell and Ruby, but spends most of his time in Python or Go while grumbling about JavaScript.

When avoiding tech, Vlad is very much into cocktails — finding him at a tasting or food pairing is a sure bet. He cherishes mental health and is an avid proponent of any effort in the area.

https://www.vladionescu.me/

Walid Shaari:
Walid is Analytics Platform Engineer at Saudi Aramco. He is a passionate advocate of HPC, Linux, containers, Kubernetes, the cloud-native ecosystem, and has a keen interest in day-2 operations and security. He is the community lead for Dammam Cloud-native AWS User Group, working closely with some CNCF ambassadors, K8saraby, and AWS MENA community leaders to enable knowledge sharing, collaboration, and networking. He jokingly describes himself as the "Cloud Native Janitor (CNJ)."

His current interests include Gitops, AIOps, Firecracker, Bottlerocket, cloud-native security, and exploring EKS-Distro/Anywhere in hybrid cloud solutions.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/walidshaari/
https://twitter.com/walidshaari

🌍 Venue:

Zoom meeting. The Zoom meeting details will be sent via email on the morning of the meetup to all the members that RSVP yes.

📝 Requirements:
No requirements, come as you are.

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