diff --git a/content/u/blog/2022-06-03-k8s-course-diesbach/contents.lr b/content/u/blog/2022-06-03-k8s-course-diesbach/contents.lr index 5da7395..82ef1d7 100644 --- a/content/u/blog/2022-06-03-k8s-course-diesbach/contents.lr +++ b/content/u/blog/2022-06-03-k8s-course-diesbach/contents.lr @@ -17,21 +17,23 @@ body: ## It's time for Kubernetes -You might have been following the topic of kubernetes for a while and +Like everybody else, you might have been following the topic of kubernetes for a while and maybe you wondered whether or not it's about time to learn -kubernetes. So did we at ungleich. Over the years we tested kubernetes -many times and quite often had the verdict "no, not yet". +kubernetes. So have we at ungleich. Over the years we tested kubernetes +many times and quite often had the verdict "no, not yet". -About 1.5 years ago, we finally found Kubernetes stable enough to be -running in the ungleich environment, which is not only IPv6 only, but -also needs to support a huge variety of workloads. +About one and a half year ago, our verdict finally changed. After much testings and learnings, +we came to the conclusion that Kubernetes is stable enough to be +running in the ungleich environment. Speaking of our environment, it is not only IPv6-only, but +also needs to support a huge variety of workloads. ## Open Source and Open Teaching -Over the last few years when we tested and learned a lot about -Kubernetes. One of the main take aways is that it can be hard to start -with Kubernetes, because it has a lot of different use-cases, concepts -and configurations. +Applying Kubernetes on our own datacenter required a lot of intense learning and +real-life problem solving. We won't say that was always easy, but it has been quite rewarding. +One of the main takeaways is that it can be tough to kickstart Kubernetes. +Since it has a lot of different use-cases, concepts +and configurations, it can be easily overwhelming. At ungleich we have always been standing for Open Source and [Open @@ -43,10 +45,10 @@ Kubernetes. That depends and there are many factors to consider. If you are an organisation and you want to standardise your application deployments -or increase efficiency of deployments, Kubernetes is a good choice. +or increase the efficiency of deployments, Kubernetes is a good choice. -If you are an engineer or a developer and you are considering to -improve your career, learning Kubernetes might also be a good choice. +If you are an engineer or a developer and you are considering +improving your career, learning Kubernetes is a good choice. ## 2 Beginner Courses starting in Digital Glarus @@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ Diesbach, Switzerland. The first course, [Kubernetes Setup Course](https://ungleich.ch/en-us/cms/school-digital-glarus/k8s-setup/) -focuses on how to setup Kubernetes clusters. It is intended for +focuses on how to set up Kubernetes clusters. It is intended for Sysadmins and DevOps engineers that want to operate Kubernetes clusters. @@ -76,8 +78,10 @@ Kubernetes. Both courses are available On-Site in Switzerland as well as Online (choose the "Learning only" package for this one). If you choose to be -onsite, you will visit us in the beautiful Swiss Alps and lodge in a -historic, protected building. +onsite, you will visit us in the beautiful Swiss Alps and lodge in [a +historic, protected building.](https://ungleich.ch/en-us/cms/school-digital-glarus/location/) + +![](/u/image/hacking-villa-diesbach.jpg) ## Intense + Personal + Relaxing @@ -85,16 +89,16 @@ At ungleich we know that intense learning (6 hours per day, 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon) also requires fitting calming down to be able to concentrate. -For this reason we have locat recommendations for hiking paths, +For this reason we have local recommendations for hiking paths, swimming or - if you join the winter course - skiing. -Our experience has shown that trainings in small groups with a -personal training is most effective. For this reason the size of the +Our experience has shown that learnings in small groups with +personal training are most effective. For this reason the size of the training groups is limited to 6 people. ## A or B or A+B? -If you are considering to participate in the setting up or using +If you are considering participating in the setting up or using Kubernetes course: you can take either of them or both of them, they work independently of each other. @@ -106,11 +110,12 @@ you can apply directly on the course websites: ## Looking forward to seeing you -Since the start of project Digital Glarus and ungleich, many people -have visited us, learned with us and a lot of them even stayed in our +Ever since we started our company ungleich we have done things a bit +differently, focusing on sustainability and open source. Since the launch of project Digital Glarus in 2015, many people from all over the world +have visited us, learned with us and a lot of them even stayed in our community via our [Open Chat](https://ungleich.ch/u/projects/open-chat/). We look -forward to welcoming you in Digital Glarus or teaching you online and -maybe stay with us even longer. +forward to welcoming you to Digital Glarus or teaching you online and +maybe staying with us even longer. Our Open Chat is based on Matrix and if you are curious about what we do and write about Kubernetes, feel free to join