Containerize & Deploy: Docker Essentials for Beginners

🔧 What’s This Session About?
Want to learn how to containerize your apps and launch them to the cloud? This session is your perfect starting point. We’ll cover the fundamentals of Docker and walk you through how to deploy containers to Microsoft Azure — all from scratch.
Whether you're new to DevOps, cloud computing, or just curious about how modern development works, you’ll leave with practical skills and a clear understanding of the workflow from local development to cloud deployment.

🧠 You’ll Learn:

• What is Docker and why it’s useful
• Core Docker concepts: containers, images, volumes, etc.
• How to containerize a simple app
• How to deploy your container to Azure Cloud
• Best practices & tips for getting started in cloud-native development

🧰 What to Bring:

• Your laptop (Docker Desktop & a basic code editor installed)
• An Azure account

📌 Why You Should Attend:
By the end of this session, you'll understand the entire journey from coding an app, to containerizing it with Docker, and deploying it to the cloud. It’s the kind of real-world workflow that developers, DevOps engineers, and cloud practitioners use every day.