Modernizing Applications with Containers and Orchestrators

Description:

Modernizing Applications with Containers and Orchestrators is a three-day immersive course with blend of instructor led training sessions and exercises in a lab environment.

This workshop takes the hands-on approach to cover designing, developing and deploying applications using Docker Containers targeting Linux and Windows platform.

The hands-on will walk you through diverse real-world examples to helps you understand the end-to-end containerization process of .NET Framework, .NET Core, NodeJS, SQL Server and others.

In addition, you will have a solid understanding of Linux and Windows Containers, monitoring and troubleshooting Containers, Orchestrators and Microservices, just to name a few.

Objectives:

After completing this training, students will be able to:

• Meet todays and tomorrow’s challenges by acquiring knowledge on Linux and Windows Containers. Understanding the “Containerization” process, using Containers to design and develop Microservices, and Clustering & Orchestration Tools, including Kubernetes and Service Fabric.
• Implement CI/CD pipeline for Containerized Applications using Azure DevOps to build, publish and trigger deployments. Lastly you will learn about monitoring and troubleshooting Containers.
• Implement CI/CD pipeline for Containerized Applications using Azure DevOps to build, publish and deploy to Kubernetes.
• Implement GitHub actions and deploy code to Kubernetes

Key Takeaways

Course Material

• Lift and shift of legacy .NET Applications to Windows Containers

• Process of packaging multi-container legacy applications. Build Docker compose files to launch multi-container application.

• Pros and cons of lift and shift approach towards containerization and discuss modern approaches towards containerization and beyond

Hands-on Labs

• Most of the concepts covered above will be supported by hands-on labs and demos.

• Attendees have access to resources and labs for up to 6 months after workshop completion.

Agenda

Day 1

• Introduction to Containers

•  Containers
• Docker Fundamentals (Docker Engine and Client)
• Container Images and Docker Registry
• Build Container Image using Dockerfile
• Start, Stop, and Remove Docker Containers
• Use of Tags for Versioning Images
• Microsoft Partnership with Docker Inc. +Lab
• SQL Server 2017 Containers.

• Getting Started with Windows Containers

• Windows Containers and Hyper-V Containers.
• Nano Server and Windows Server Base OS Images.
• Windows Container Layering.
• Build and Run IIS Server, ASP.NET 4.7 Web Application ASP.NET Core Application
• Visual Studio Support for Docker.
• Active Directory Service Accounts for Windows Containers.
• Patching and Upgrading Containers. +Lab

Day 2

• Advanced Docker Topics

• Data Volumes
• Docker Private Registry
• Docker Compose
• Docker State Machine and Container Lifecycle
• Limit Container’s Memory and CPU Usage
• Docker Networking

• Microservices and Containers

• Microservices Patterns
• Microservices Real World Case Studies
• Microsoft Platform and Microservices
• Containers & Microservices

• Introduction to Kubernetes

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Container Registry
• Azure Container Instances
• Introduction to Kubernetes

Day 3

• DevOps with Containers

• DevOps​
• Containerized Workflow Pipeline
• Azure DevOps
• Azure DevOps: Continuous Integration – Windows/Linux
• Azure DevOps : Continuous Deployment – Windows/Linux
• GitHub Overview

• GitHub with Containers (optional)

• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Containers

• Useful Docker and kubectl commands for troubleshooting containers
• Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS) Monitoring and Log Analytics
• 3rd Party Azure Partner Solutions

Recommended Qualifications

The attendees must have:
• Familiarity with Visual Studio
• Experience with C# and .NET
• Fast and reliable internet connectivity
• Visual Studio 2019 (or newer) and the Azure SDK
• Azure Subscription
• Will be provided with the Labs on demand
• GitHub account

Hardware Requirements

• An Intel Core-i5-based PC
• Microsoft/Windows Live ID to connect to the virtual environment
• 8 GB RAM
• 128 GB HDD
• Windows 10 or later
• Internet access with at least 1 Mbps bandwidth per student.