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Container Orchestration in Practice and Security

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Container Orchestration in Practice and Security

Instructor: Matt Bushby

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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6 hours to complete

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Apply replica management and health-check concepts to container deployment scenarios.
Explain how rolling updates and rollback decisions support reliable releases.
Identify risks associated with container images, excessive privileges, exposed secrets, and unnecessary network access.
Select security controls that reduce risk throughout the container lifecycle.

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There are 3 modules in this course

Apply container orchestration concepts to deployment and security scenarios. This course explores how teams manage application replicas, assess workload health, roll out updates, and respond to unsuccessful releases. You will examine how these practices support reliable operation of containerised applications.

You will also investigate common container security risks and the controls used to reduce them. Topics include image provenance and vulnerability management, least-privilege execution, secret management, and limiting unnecessary network access. Throughout the course, you will connect deployment decisions with their operational and security consequences. By the end of the course, you will be able to recommend appropriate actions for common deployment problems and select security controls for containerised workloads. Prior knowledge equivalent to Container Operations and Orchestration Concepts is recommended.

This topic, we will explore critical aspects of Kubernetes that are pivotal for fine-tuning containerised applications. We'll begin with learning about managing resources, various scheduling approaches, and methods for autoscaling, all aimed at maximising resource efficiency and scalability. We will also look into how to implement rolling updates and different deployment strategies to keep applications up-to-date without disruption.

What's included

1 assignment8 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Optimising a Kubernetes Deployment30 minutes

8 pluginsTotal 95 minutes

Overview5 minutes
Introduction10 minutes
1.1 Resource management and scheduling15 minutes
1.2 Autoscaling techniques15 minutes
1.3 Optimising container performance15 minutes
1.4 Rolling updates and deployment strategies15 minutes
Industry Interview15 minutes
Conclusion5 minutes

Container security is crucial for protecting containerised applications and their infrastructure across their entire lifecycle, from development and deployment to runtime. This week, we will delve into the core principles of container security, including isolation mechanisms. We will analyse various vulnerabilities and attack vectors to understand the potential attack surface and identify vulnerable components within containerised environments. Additionally, we will cover best practices for maintaining container security, including gaining insights into using security scanning and vulnerability assessment tools to proactively identify and mitigate risks.

What's included

1 assignment8 plugins

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Assessing Container Security Risks30 minutes

8 pluginsTotal 95 minutes

Overview5 minutes
Introduction10 minutes
2.1 Principles of container security15 minutes
2.2 Vulnerabilities and threats15 minutes
2.3 Best practices for container security15 minutes
2.4 Security scanning and vulnerability assessment tools15 minutes
Industry Interview15 minutes
Conclusion5 minutes

Learners act as a platform engineer for a fictional online bookstore and produce a Container Adoption Plan for its leadership. They decide whether containers suit the company’s application, design how the application’s parts become containers, plan how Kubernetes will run and release them, and recommend security measures. The project integrates container concepts, container architecture, orchestration and security into one portfolio-ready written deliverable.

What's included

2 readings1 assignment

Instructor

Matt Bushby

Macquarie University

37 Courses34,324 learners

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Frequently asked questions

You should understand container fundamentals, operations, networking, storage, and basic Kubernetes orchestration concepts. If you need to build this foundation, we recommend Introduction to Container Technology followed by Container Operations and Orchestration Concepts.

You’ll explore resource management, scheduling, autoscaling, and container performance. You’ll also examine rolling updates and deployment strategies, assess workload health, and consider appropriate responses to unsuccessful releases.

You’ll examine isolation mechanisms, common vulnerabilities, and threats across the container lifecycle. Topics include checking image origins, managing vulnerabilities and secrets, limiting permissions and network access, and using security scanning and vulnerability assessment tools.

You’ll practise optimising a Kubernetes deployment and assessing container security risks. In the final project, you’ll create a written Container Adoption Plan for Riverbend Books, a fictional online bookstore. You’ll assess whether containers suit the application, design its containerised architecture, plan Kubernetes resource management, scaling, and releases, and recommend security measures—bringing your learning together in a portfolio-ready deliverable.

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