Kubernetes Engineer Pod Bootcamp

Challenge

Our client faced a critical challenge: they needed to quickly and effectively train their diverse engineering team, consisting of 25 members with varying levels of expertise, to support a new managed Kubernetes service. Despite the team’s broad range of experience, from junior to highly experienced, Kubernetes as a cloud orchestration tool was a novel concept to all.

The primary objective was to conduct an intensive, bootcamp style training program. The aim was to ensure that by the end of the five days, LiveWyer would fully equip the trainees with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide valuable administration and support for their managed Kubernetes services to their customers.

Solutions

LiveWyer designed and delivered a tailor-made, in-depth, five-day Kubernetes training course to meet the client’s needs. This comprehensive program combined an introductory overview of Kubernetes with an intensive, advanced technical curriculum. It featured hands-on worksheets to solidify the participants’ understanding and provided direct access to a knowledge pool from the highly experienced LiveWyer engineers leading the Pod Bootcamp. These leaders, proficient in Kubernetes platform administration, platform development and platform architecture, were on hand to address all queries related to the trainees upcoming roles as administrators of Kubernetes managed services.

LiveWyer conducted the bootcamp in person at the client’s premises in Amsterdam, the course leveraged the extensive experience of seasoned LiveWyer engineers to ensure a rich, interactive learning environment. This approach facilitated rapid upskilling of the trainees and prepared them to deliver high-value administration and support for their managed Kubernetes services, directly aligning with the client’s goal of enhancing their service offering.

Conclusion

The Pod Bootcamp was a resounding success. It offered trainees an unparalleled opportunity to gain hands-on Kubernetes expertise. The Bootcamp’s structure, emphasising practical workshops over theoretical lectures, ensured that all participants received the necessary training to support their journey into Kubernetes administration.

Particular trainees developed a strong passion for applying Kubernetes as a result of the training and have continued to reach out to the LiveWyer engineers who led the Bootcamp on social media Platforms. The LiveWyer engineers who led the Bootcamp are in a unique position of having administered infrastructure and architected environments before Open Source took off. This allows them to relate to trainees based on their experience transitioning to open-source technologies such as Kubernetes. Having already made the transition, they know firsthand the benefits that can be realised using the technology.