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
   

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2. ABOUT
   ME
   

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3. THE
   OFFICE
   

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4. WHAT ARE
   CONTAINERS
   

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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
   

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6. Containers are a
   collection of linux
   kernel features
   wrapped up nicely
   with some tools
   

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7. Runtimes
   

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8. Container Runtime
   

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9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5i-N34im8
   

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10. Orchestration
    

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12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOa_llowQ1c
    

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13. FIVE REASONS WHY
    CONTAINERS ARE USEFUL
    

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14. Environment Standardization and
    Version Control
    1
    

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15. Consistent testing and
    deployment
    2
    

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16. Isolation and portability
    3
    

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17. Platform and OS agnostic
    4
    

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18. Sharing
    5
    

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19. HOW TO USE
    CONTAINERS
    

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26. FINAL
    CONCLUSIONS
    

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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.
    

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28. ANY
    QUESTIONS?
    Anything else? Get in touch:
    www.informaticslab.co.uk / @informatics_lab / hello@informaticslab.co.uk
    

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