Containers: why and how to use them

A webinar I was asked to prepare for the CITF.

Enable your development teams to be able to deploy software quickly and efficiently, as well as at great scale, with containerisation.

Join this webinar to hear more about the advantages of using containers to allow you and your teams to develop applications faster and more reliably.

If you are a Developer, DevOps Engineer, Architect or simply interested in learning more about the practical application of containers do not miss this webinar.

Session takeaways

A clearer understanding of what containers are and their capabilities
How you can go about implementing them to really speed up application development and improve reliability

Transcript

1. Containers Why and how to use them JACOB TOMLINSON SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS MANAGER
2. ABOUT ME
3. THE OFFICE
4. WHAT ARE CONTAINERS
5. Containers are a solution to the problem of how to get software to run reliably when moved from one computing environment to another. https://www.cio.com/article/2924995/software/what-are-containers-and-why-do-you-need-them.html
6. Containers are a collection of linux kernel features wrapped up nicely with some tools
7. Runtimes
8. Container Runtime
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5i-N34im8
10. Orchestration
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOa_llowQ1c
13. FIVE REASONS WHY CONTAINERS ARE USEFUL
14. Environment Standardization and Version Control 1
15. Consistent testing and deployment 2
16. Isolation and portability 3
17. Platform and OS agnostic 4
18. Sharing 5
19. HOW TO USE CONTAINERS
26. FINAL CONCLUSIONS
27. Containers allow you to package applications in a portable and reproducible way. Containers provide a consistent execution environment between development and production. Containers allow you to make use of more advances orchestration and lifecycle tools.
28. ANY QUESTIONS? Anything else? Get in touch: www.informaticslab.co.uk / @informatics_lab / hello@informaticslab.co.uk