Topic
Introduction to Cloud Technology — Containers and Kubernetes
Speaker
Patrick Ladd
When
Monday, 7:30 PM
Where
In cyberspace. To obtain the URL for this video conference, you must register to attend through the Meetup.com announcement. Meetup.com/ACM-Poughkeepsie. Once you've done so, your Zoom link will appear on Meetup's page for this event. We thank Marist College for providing web conferencing service.
More Information
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About the Topic
Learn about the fundamentals of containers and cloud computing:
- What is a container?
- How is this different from virtualization?
- Container ecosystem components.
- What's is Kubernetes?
- Other essential cloud computing components for a functional cloud.
About the Speaker
Patrick Ladd is a senior technical account manager at Red Hat, specializing in OpenShift (Red Hat's Kubernetes distribution), Linux, and software defined storage. Prior to that he was IT manager of a local fuel company, and a software engineer in electronic design automation at IBM. He has a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Patrick is an active member of several local technical organizations including HV Open, Squidwrench (a local maker space), and founder of the New York Red Hat Users Group. In his spare time, he's a member of the Mid Hudson Rowing crew club and a Boy Scout leader.
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