By default, pods are non-isolated; they accept traffic from any source. The Kubernetes solution to this security concern is Network Policy that lets developers control network access to their services. Rancher comes configured with Network Policy using Project Calico which can be used to secure your clusters. This class will describe a few use cases for network policy and a live demo implementing each use case.

Security is one of the most talked-about topics for Kubernetes users. Google “Kubernetes security” and you'll find a huge number of articles, blogs and more. The reason is simple: you need to align your container and Kubernetes security with your organization’s existing security profile.

Ready to get some training on using K3s, the lightweight Kubernetes distribution?

One of the benefits of Kubernetes is the ability to run your applications everywhere in a simple manner. The conversation changes drastically when persistent storage is deployed with the application and the deployment becomes sticky as data has gravity.

Databases are business-critical entities and data loss leads to major operational risk scenarios in any organization. A single operational or architectural failure can lead to significant loss of time and resources. This class will provide a real-world view into the challenges of maintaining state and running databases in production and show solutions managed by Rancher.

As Kubernetes matures, enterprises are increasingly using it to run mission-critical applications with strict business requirements for uptime and availability. As a result, it is important to consider how your Kubernetes applications can recover from the failure of a server, data center and even entire region. In this Kubernetes master class, we'll look at how to ensure business continuity for your most important applications running on Kubernetes.

Pete Smails from Rancher catches up with Ka Wai Leung and Michael Mattsson from Hewlett Packard Enterprise at KubeCon NA in San Diego.

Rio is an application deployment engine built on top of Kubernetes, Istio, Knative, and Prometheus. You can use it to build, test, deploy, scale, and version stateless apps on any standard Kubernetes cluster, which means that you can run your apps the way you want to without having to spend time wiring them together.

As enterprises accelerate their adoption of containers and Kubernetes, they need to take necessary steps to protect such a critical part of their compute infrastructure. But not everyone has the same security needs, with developers and engineers often asking for different levels of granular control on specific configurations. This masterclass will help you navigate these conversations using Rancher’s current best practice security guidance. Topics to be covered will include: