Introduction to IBM Cloud Private for IBM Z Wildfire Workshop – Montreal, Quebec

Course Description:  This one-day workshop provides clients with a technical introduction to IBM Cloud Private and using it to deploy cloud native containerized applications on the IBM Z platform.  Attendees will receive lectures on the IBM Cloud Private components, both the underlying open source components (Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm) and the additional functions IBM Cloud Private provides.

Hands-on exercises will be provided on the installation, customization and usage of IBM Cloud Private, and creating and deploying cloud native applications on the IBM Z platform.

Audience: The audience for this workshop is generally Systems Programmers and anyone interested in understanding more about IBM Cloud Private and its integration of Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm with additional functions.

Agenda:  The workshop consists of both presentations and hands-on labs.  At least half of the workshop time is allocated to the lab exercises.  Topics covered will include:

• IBM Cloud Private Overview Technical Overview
• Introduction to Docker for IBM Cloud Private
• IBM Cloud Private architecture, terminology and installation
• Kubernetes and Helm for IBM Z
• Lab Exercises:
  1. Creating cloud-native applications
  2. IBM Cloud Private installation customization
  3. Deploying cloud-natives applications using IBM Cloud Private onto the IBM Z platform
  4. Creating and deploy Helm charts using IBM Cloud Private
  5. Managing and monitoring the IBM Cloud Private environment

Durations: 1.0 day

Room: 22nd Floor – Room 22-125A