Category: Exoscale

Application Deployments

Certifications

Get an overview of the existing Kubernetes certifications and what you need to learn for the CKA.

Cloud

Learn the fundamentals of cloud computing and how to deploy applications in the cloud.

Corporate Sustainability

INTRO Storage

If you’re seeking an entry-level understanding of Exoscale’s storage solutions, our Level 100 course is an ideal starting point for non-technical individuals. This course lays the foundation for all the pertinent general and cloud storage topics. You’ll dive into the advantages and considerations regarding data storage, including performance, scalability, and integrity. We’ll cover essential concepts and terminology to understand storage types and capabilities and explain why efficient and secure storage is crucial in modern IT infrastructures.

Practice On Exoscale

This learning path provides hands-on workshop where you’ll learn to deploy a microservice application in Kubernetes using Exoscale’s platform and open-source tools.

Pricing

This section provides an introduction to Exoscale pricing, including how to calculate costs for various products and services.

SKS Welcome

Welcome to the SKS Advanced Learning Path

Voting App

Introduction to our sample application

What is it?

Why Compliance?

Why Databases?

Why Storage ?

Introduces the importance of storage in computing, enabling persistent data retention, accessibility, and performance for applications.

Concepts

This section covers the concepts of the SKS Advanced Learning Path, including storage, routing, and debugging in Kubernetes.

Containers

This section provides an introduction to containers, their architecture, and how they are used in modern software development.

Create a cluster

Build a 3-node kubeadm cluster from scratch.

CS & Cloud

Exoscale

Learn about Exoscale, its services, and how to use them effectively.

Exoscale-managed Kubernetes

Create an Exoscale-managed Kubernetes cluster and deploy the demo application inside it

Intro Sustainability

Welcome to our introductory course on Sustainability at Exoscale. Delving into the core of sustainability, this course navigates the essentials required to comprehend how sustainability initiatives align with broader corporate sustainability goals, particularly within the cloud computing sphere. By understanding the critical aspects of environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability, participants will gain a solid foundation in corporate sustainability practices and the impact of regulations such as the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). This course is designed to equip you with knowledge and understanding with no prerequisites, making it suitable for anyone keen to explore the intersection of sustainability and technology.

Sample Application

SKS STARTER

This SKS STARTER - Learning Path covers the entry topics of (managed) Kubernetes for a technical audience and conveys the benefits of containers and container orchestration for modern IT scenarios. It will help you learn how to begin with this new technology, use the associated terminology, understand the components and functions, and why these new technologies are so important.

Software Needed

What is Compliance?

Why Managed Databases?

Cloud Storage

CSRD

Exoscale's Compliance

Exposing the VotingApp

Use network load balancer to expose the application

Imperative vs Declarative

Intro Compliance

Are you looking for an introduction to Exoscale’s data center processes and compliance topics? This INTRO Compliance Learning Path is perfect for non-technical individuals and covers the ground of all related topics. You’ll learn about the benefits and challenges of compliance, sustainability, technical security, contractual setup, and response & support in modern IT scenarios, understand key concepts and terminology, and discover why these new rules are so important.

Intro DBaaS

This Intro DBaaS - Learning Paths covers the foundational topics of DBaaS for a non-technical audience and conveys the benefits of data services and databases as a service for modern IT scenarios. It will help you learn the basics of terminology associated, understand the essential components’ functions, and why these new technologies are so important.

Kubernetes

This section provides an introduction to Kubernetes, its architecture, and how it is used to manage containerized applications at scale.

Products

Learn about Exoscale Products, their features, and how to use them effectively.

Running Applications

SKS ADVANCED

This SKS ADVANCED - Learning Paths covers the deeper technical topics of (managed) Kubernetes for an expert audience and conveys the benefits of containers and container orchestration for modern IT scenarios. It will help you learn how to leverage this new technology, use the terminology associated, understand the components and functions, and why these new technologies are so important.

Storage

Learn how to manage storage in Kubernetes, including persistent volumes and storage classes.

What Types of Storage?

An overview of the main cloud storage types block, file, and object and how they support diverse workloads.

Why Exoscale DBaaS?

Workloads

Create and manage Pods, Deployments, and other workload resources.

Cloud-Native

Learn the fundamentals of cloud-native technologies, including Kubernetes, microservices, and containerization.

Configuring DNS

Expose application on its own domain

CSRD & Cloud

Dealing with Dependencies

Exoscale's Sustainable Cloud

Features

File Storage

A hierarchical storage method that organizes data in files and folders, suitable for shared access and traditional workloads.

INTRO Pricing

New to the Exoscale pricing topic and wondering where to begin? This Level 100 INTRO Pricing - Learning Path focuses on pricing only. It will help you learn the basics and the more sophisticated Exoscale pricing topics and enable you to calculate product pricing for a given scenario and the whole scenario.

Scheduling Pods

Learn Pod placement strategies using labels, taints, affinities and more.

Troubleshooting

Learn how to troubleshoot common issues in Kubernetes, including networking, storage, and application problems.

Activating TLS

Automate certificate management with cert-manager

Containers

CSRD & Providers

Networking

Understand Pod to Pod communication, Service discovery, Ingress resources.

Object Storage

A scalable storage system that manages data as objects with metadata, perfect for unstructured data like media and backups.

Positoning

STARTER

This STARTER - Learning Path is the foundation for building Exoscale knowledge. It will help you learn the terminology associated, the related cloud computing, and the Exoscale-specific benefits for customers.

Basic Commands

Block Storage

A low-latency storage option that stores data in fixed-size blocks, ideal for databases and high-performance applications.

CSRD & Exoscale

Dockerfile

Exoscale's Technical Security

Managing Secrets with Vault

Secure sensitive information with HashiCorp Vault

Storage

Understand StorageClass, PV and PVCs stateful applications.

Build & Run

Exoscale's Contractual Setup

Object vs Block

A comparison of object and block storage, highlighting their differences in structure, performance, and use cases.

Persisting data in DBaaS

Store application data in Exoscale-managed databses

Security

Create Network Policies and RBAC rules.

Simple Examples

Basic Concepts

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Preparation

This learning path prepares you for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam, covering essential topics such as cluster architecture, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Docker Hub

Exoscale's Response & Support

Troubleshooting

Troubleshoot clusters components, nodes, network and applications.

Using Object Storage

Store application assets in Object Storage

Operations

Perform cluster upgrade and backup/restore of etcd.

Docker / Kubernetes