Training

So in my previous post, we discussed Docker Volumes and how they have a lifecycle independent of the container enabling us to service the container image independent of the data inside the container. Now let’s dig into Volumes a little bit more and learn where Docker actually stores that data on the underlying operating system.

This is the second post in a three part series on Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers. The first post introducing Docker Volumes is here. And the third post on mapping base OS directories directly into containers is here.

What’s the number one thing a data professional wants to do with their data…keep it around. Let’s talk about running SQL Server in Containers using Docker Volumes on a Mac

This is the first post in a three part series on Persisting SQL Server Data in Docker Containers. The second post on where Docker actually stores your data is here. And the third post on mapping base OS directories directly into containers is here.

Speaking at SQLSaturday Dallas!

  I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/841/eventhome.aspx">SQL Saturday Dallas</a> on May 17th 2018! This one won’t let you down! <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/841/Sessions/Schedule.aspx">Check out the amazing schedule</a>!

  If you don’t know what SQLSaturday is, it’s a whole day of free SQL Server training available to you at no cost!

  If you haven’t been to a SQLSaturday, what are you waiting for! <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/841/registernow.aspx">Sign up now</a>!

  My presentation is **“<a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/841/Sessions/Details.aspx?sid=92433">Practical Container Scenarios in Azure</a>” **

  <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/841/EventHome.aspx"><img loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="NewImage.png" src="/images/2019/05/SQLSATDALLASNewImage.png" alt="NewImage" width="127" height="20" border="0" /></a>

  Here’s the abstract for the talk

<blockquote>

    You’ve heard the buzz about containers and Kubernetes, now let’s start your journey towards rapidly deploying and scaling your container-based applications in Azure. In this session, we will introduce containers and the container orchestrator Kubernetes. Then we’ll dive into how to build a container image, push it into our Azure Container Registry and deploy it our Azure Kubernetes Services cluster. Once deployed, we’ll learn how to keep our applications available and how to scale them using Kubernetes.

    Key topics introduced<br />Building Container based applications<br />Publishing containers to Azure Container Registry<br />Deploying Azure Kubernetes Services Clusters<br />Scaling our container-based applications in Azure Kubernetes Services

</blockquote>

Pre-conference Workshop at SQLSaturday Baton Rouge

I’m proud to announce that I will be be presenting an all day pre-conference workshop at SQL Saturday Baton Rouge on August 16th 2019! This one won’t let you down!

The workshop is **“Kubernetes Zero to Hero – Installation, Configuration, and Application Deployment” **

    <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kubernetes-zero-to-hero-by-anthony-nocentino-tickets-61845012096"><img loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="NewImage.png" src="/images/2019/01/Availability-Group-StatusNewImage-1.png" alt="NewImage" width="129" height="126" border="0" /></a>

    **Here’s the abstract for the workshop**

  <blockquote>

      Modern application deployment needs to be fast and consistent to keep up with business objectives and Kubernetes is quickly becoming the standard for deploying container-based applications, fast. In this day-long session, we will start with an architectural overview of a Kubernetes cluster and how it manages application state. Then we will learn how to build a production-ready cluster. With our cluster up and running, we will learn how to interact with our cluster, common administrative tasks, then wrap up with how to deploy applications and SQL Server. At the end of the session, you will know how to set up a Kubernetes cluster, manage a cluster, deploy applications and databases, and how to keep everything up and running.

  </blockquote>

Session Objectives

New Pluralsight Course – Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods

  My new course&nbsp;**“Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods”**&nbsp;in now available on Pluralsight&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods">here</a>! Check out the trailer&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/player?course=managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods&author=anthony-nocentino&name=1db2671f-60d7-4221-ac1a-8797cfc3c350&clip=0&mode=live">here</a>&nbsp;or if you want to dive right in go&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods">here</a>!&nbsp;This course offers practical tips from my experiences managing Kubernetes Clusters and workloads for Centino Systems clients.

  This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain Kubernetes and container based solutions.The course can be used by both the IT pro learning new skills and the system administrator or developer preparing for using Kubernetes both on premises and in the Cloud.

  Let’s take your Kubernetes administration and configuration skills to the next level and get you started&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods">now</a>!

  The modules of the course are:

<ul>
  <li>
    **Using the Kubernetes API**&nbsp;–&nbsp;In this module we will dive into the Kubernetes API, looking closely at the architecture of the API Server and how exposes and manages Kubernetes API Objects. Then we will learn about API versioning and object maturity. Next, we’ll look at anatomy of an API request, leading us up to debugging interactions with the API Server.
  </li>
  <li>
    **Managing Objects with Labels, Annotations and Namespaces**&nbsp;–&nbsp;In this demo-heavy module, we will learn out to organize and interact with resources in Kubernetes using Labels, Annotations, and Namespaces. We will also learn how to use labels to influence Kubernetes operations in Controllers and Pod scheduling.
  </li>
  <li>
    **Running and Managing Pods**&nbsp;–&nbsp;In this module, we will look at the fundamental unit of work in Kubernetes, the Pod, looking at why the Pod abstraction is needed and design principals for placing your applications in Pods and running those Pods in your cluster. &nbsp;We’ll examine Pod lifecycle and how its state impacts application health and availability. We wrap up with how Controllers interact with Pods and how Pods report their health status with readiness probes and liveness probes.&nbsp;
  </li>
</ul>

  <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/library/courses/managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods/table-of-contents"><img loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="NewImage.png" src="/images/2019/01/Availability-Group-StatusNewImage-3.png" alt="NewImage" width="565" height="128" border="0" /></a>

  <a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/managing-kubernetes-api-server-pods">Check out the course at&nbsp;Pluralsight!</a>

  &nbsp;

Speaking at SQLSaturday Atlanta!

  I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845">SQL Saturday Atlanta</a> on May 17th 2018! This one won’t let you down! <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845/Sessions/Schedule.aspx">Check out the amazing schedule</a>!

  If you don’t know what SQLSaturday is, it’s a whole day of free SQL Server training available to you at no cost!

  If you haven’t been to a SQLSaturday, what are you waiting for! <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845/RegisterNow.aspx">Sign up now</a>!

  My presentation is **“<a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845/Sessions/Details.aspx?sid=87539">Containers – You Better Get on Board!</a>” **

  <a href="https://www.sqlsaturday.com/845/EventHome.aspx"><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://sqlsaturdayfiles.blob.core.windows.net/845/sqlsat845_header.png" alt="SQLSaturday #845 - Atlanta 2019" /></a>

  Here’s the abstract for the talk

<blockquote>

    Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s NOT hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes. You can do that, leveraging containers! In this session, we’ll get you started on your container journey learning container fundamentals in Docker, then look at some common container scenarios and introduce deployment automation with Kubernetes.

    In this session we’ll look at<br />Container Fundamentals with Docker<br />Common Container Scenarios<br />Automation with Kubernetes

    Prerequisites: Operating system concepts such as command line use and basic networking skills.

</blockquote>

Speaking at PowerShell Summit 2019!

  I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at <a href="https://app.socio.events/MjQ4Nw/Overview/14440">PowerShell + DevOps Global Summit 2019</a> the conference runs from April 29th 2018 through May 3rd 2019. This is an incredible event packed with fantastic content and speakers. <a href="https://powershelldevopsglobalsummit2018.sched.com/">Check out the amazing schedule</a>! All the data you need on going is in this excellent brochure <a href="https://powershell.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2018-Brochure.pdf">right here</a>!

  This year I have two sessions!

  On **Tuesday, April 30th at 11:00AM** – I’m presenting “<a href="https://app.socio.events/MjQ4Nw/agenda/14445/session/61468">**Firewall Evasion and Remote Access with OpenSSH**</a>”

  Here’s the abstract

<blockquote>

    OpenSSH is much more than just remote terminal access to servers, it provides a full suite of remote connectivity methods t you network and its services. In this session, we will look at how to use OpenSSH and its forwarding, tunneling and VPN capabilities so that we can securely reach network services that are behind firewalls and other security boundaries.

    Common use cases for these techniques are cloud jump boxes, secure access into segmented networks, and being able to get remove access and moving data around in poorly secured networks…these tips are are things that will likely get you some extra attention from your security team.

    We will look at the following techniques:<br />– Accessing remote services with SSH Tunneling<br />– Building SWSH connections for multi-hop remote access using ProxyHosts<br />– Proxying HTTP/HTTPS connections with a Sock Proxy<br />– Using aliases to store these advanced configurations for easy use<br />– Controlling and preventing TCP tunneling

</blockquote>

  On **Thursday, May 1st at 1:00PM** – I’m presenting **“<a href="https://app.socio.events/MjQ4Nw/agenda/14445/session/61467">Containers – You Better Get on Board!</a>”**

  Here’s the abstract

<blockquote>

    Containers are taking over, changing the way systems are developed and deployed…and that’s now hyperbole. Just imagine if you could deploy SQL Server or even your whole application stack in just minutes. You can do that, leveraging containers! In this session, we’ll get your started on your container journey, learn some common container scenarios and introduce deployment automation with Kubernetes.

    In this session we’ll look at<br />– Container Fundamentals<br />– Common Container Scenarios<br />– Automation with Kubernetes<br />– Using PowerShell Containers

</blockquote>

I look forward to seeing you there.

Speaking at SQLBits 2019!

I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQLBits on March 2nd 2019! It’s been a goal of mine to speak at SQLBits for a few years now and I’m VERY excited for the opportunity! This year’s conference won’t let you down. Check out the amazing schedule of Experts and Microsoft MVPs! If you haven’t been to SQLBits before, what are you waiting for! Sign up now! Here’s the details on my session! Inside Kubernetes – An Architectural Deep Dive – March 2 2018 – 15:10 – Room 12

New Pluralsight Course – Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals

  My new course **“Kubernetes Installation and Configuration Fundamentals”** in now available on Pluralsight <a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/kubernetes-installation-configuration-fundamentals">here</a>! If you want to learn about the course, check out the trailer <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/player?course=kubernetes-installation-configuration-fundamentals&author=anthony-nocentino&name=c841b22a-35fa-4260-b592-e1a755760ace&clip=0&mode=live">here</a> or if you want to dive right in check it out <a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/kubernetes-installation-configuration-fundamentals">here</a>! This course offers practical tips from my experiences building Kubernetes Clusters for Centino Systems clients.

  This course targets IT professionals that design and maintain Kubernetes and container based solutions.The course can be used by both the IT pro learning new skills and the system administrator or developer preparing for using Kubernetes both on premises and in the Cloud.

  Let’s take your Kubernetes administration and configuration skills to the next level and get you started <a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/kubernetes-installation-configuration-fundamentals">now</a>!

  The modules of the course are:

<ul>
  <li>
    **Exploring the Kubernetes Architecture** – In this module we introduce Kubernetes, deep dive into each component and its responsibility in a cluster. We also look at higher level abstractions such as Services, Controllers, and Deployments and how they can be used to ensure the desired state of an application deployed in Kubernetes
  </li>
  <li>
    **Installing and Configuring Kubernetes** – In this module, we learn several ways to install a Kubernetes cluster. We start off simple with an installation using `kubeadm`. Then we head off to the Cloud, we look at the current state of the cloud managed Kubernetes services and installation methods for each of the major cloud providers (Google, AWS, and Azure) and perform an installation using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
  </li>
  <li>
    **Working with Your Kubernetes Cluster** – In this module, we learn how to interact with our cluster. We learn how to use and configure the primary tool for communicating with Kubernetes clusters, `kubectl`. We then learn how to perform a simple application (pod) deployment both imperatively and declaratively in our Kubernetes cluster. With our cluster up and running and our first application (pod) deployed in our cluster, we will then explore the internals of our cluster, its components and resources.
  </li>
</ul>

  <img loading="lazy" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="NewImage.png" src="/images/2019/01/Availability-Group-StatusNewImage-3.png" alt="NewImage" width="565" height="128" border="0" />

  <a href="http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/kubernetes-installation-configuration-fundamentals">Check out the course at Pluralsight!</a>

Speaking at SQLSaturday Nashville – 815!

I’m proud to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday Nashville on January 12th 2019! And wow, 815 SQL Saturdays! This one won’t let you down. Check out the amazing schedule!

If you don’t know what SQLSaturday is, it’s a whole day of free SQL Server training available to you at no cost!

If you haven’t been to a SQLSaturday, what are you waiting for! Sign up now!