Hi all, We will be hosting our first Kubernetes Meetup on Thursday, November 17th at Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) in their cafeteria. We will use this Meetup as a primer for the group and work with attendees on building a local community around Kubernetes.

Schedule

5:30 p.m – 6:00 p.m.: Social

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.: Kubernetes 101 Presentation

7:00p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Wrap Up

Presentation: Kubernetes 101

Kubernetes container orchestration is one of the fastest growing open-source projects in the world, with contributions from Google, Red Hat, CoreOS, Apprenda, and many other large technology companies.

For this first meetup, Isaac Arias will explore topics including:
β€’ I Have My Apps in Docker Containers, Now What?
β€’ Kubernetes History, Origins, and Architecture
β€’ Popular Use Cases for Kubernetes

Speaker Bio:
Isaac β€œIke” Arias is the Senior Director of Worldwide Solutions Engineering at Apprenda. He has designed high-traffic, web-scale properties for the past 20 years. The virtual goods online trading platform he invented in 1999 was used by companies like Disney, Warner Bros, and the Coca-Cola Company. Ike has consulted for Time Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and others on digital operations at scale. He started his career in telecomm, working for AT&T and Bell Labs. Follow him on Twitter at @iketweets.

A big thanks to our Sponsors:

Chemical Abstracts Service for providing the facilities www.cas.org
Apprenda for providing appetizers and refreshments (including beer!). www.Apprenda.com

PS We are looking for speakers for our next meetup in Q1 2017!