Cloud and Containers for the SRE: Containers

Containers in cloud computing are a form of operating system virtualization that allows users or administrators to deploy and run applications without the need for virtual machines. Containers can be deployed and run virtually anywhere and support Linux Windows and Mac operating systems. In this course youll explore the various types of container solutions including Kubernetes Docker and AWS. Youll outline how containers enable a more efficient continuous integration and delivery system and why theyre needed for SRE. Youll also examine container storage security and migration. Youll list the high-availability solutions available for containers and investigate the Containers as a Service concept. Lastly youll recognize how the container ecosystem is revolutionizing software delivery and identify the role of Docker and Kubernetes in container orchestration.