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Docker: A Whale of A Time

Docker is another container service like Kubernetes. There are probably more prominent differences, but for now, I see that there is a whale. Though we installed it through the GUI on Mac, we still use it through the good old command line / terminal. We generated that with docker run hello-world, and while at first it gave me an error, it soon found the image from the hub, put the image into a container, and put it onto the bash. Technology is amazing. Here's the tutorial! Let's look at 1.0 - 1.1

The Twelve Factor App

This is more relevant to the Developers out there, but our service-oriented mindset works too. Since we've finished our Kubernetes tutorial on the main site, Udacity also had one with videos. By the way, did you know that Google has a Cloud Platform and Shell? Here are Adam Wiggins' Twelve Factors .

WebTV Launch 1996

I mention this on occasion but this is the first video in a long time that actually describes this weird little getup I had as a kid. I miss the aesthetic.

Kubernetes: Are You Being Serviced?

In Pokemon, but one of them was Paras, a little bug with two little mushrooms on its back. It evolved into Parasect, which was the shell of the body controlled by the parasite mushrooms. I was trying to make an allegory with today’s subject matter but it doesn’t quite fit.  If a Worker Node dies, the Pods running on it die too. A Replication Controller ensures that a specific number of pod replicas are always up and running by creating new pods in an instance like this. Remember that each Pod in a Cluster has a unique IP, even those on the same Node, so how do pods let everyone else know about the changes so everything keeps working.

VIDEO: Alden Interviews Havas Edge Founder & CEO Steve Netzley

Time to switch things up yet again; Here's an hour-long (nearly) interview with the CEO and founder of HAVAS EDGE, talking about expanding the advertising reach, how television isn't dying, and going "I know what that is!" When you see an advertisement in DraftKings.

AWS Web Hosting

These bits aren't as fun without hands-on work, but what can you do. AWS: Web Hosting When your system is slow in the morning but peaks at night, redistribute the resources and adjust capacity to the evening to save money. AWS can respond in real time when unexpected traffic spikes happen by launching new hosts and can be scaled down afterward. You can also provision testing fleets to stage enviroments quickly. It’s all about the quickness. Unless you’re simulating usertraffic. Remember - * Your network hardware is all virtual now. Nothing on your physical equipment. Wow, hope I get to experience that soon. * Hosts should be ephemeral and dynamic .

#LearnedIT: IT Security Foundations: Protecting Our Email

Specifically, the Understanding Email Protection submenu. Here is the link to the course in full. Kubernetes and Ubuntu stuff is still happening, but I keep you on your toes here. Did you expect that? A lot of this is review so I'll note the parts we should know.