TL;DR, dear Habr users. Autumn has arrived, the calendar page has turned once again, and September third has finally passed. This means it’s time to return to work — and not just work, but also to learning.
— In our case, — said Alice, catching her breath, — when you run as fast as you can, you inevitably end up somewhere else.
— What a sluggish country! — said the Queen. — Here, you know, you have to run as fast as you can just to stay in the same place! If you want to get somewhere else, you need to run at least twice as fast!
It feels like they were talking about the IT sphere. A true IT specialist is somewhat doomed to constantly learn. To simply stay at the necessary technological level, you need to not only update your knowledge every year but also add about 30% more.
This autumn, we have updated our intensives and . The Slayer intensives have moved online due to COVID-19 — but all the “features” and “perks” remain intact. A lot has happened over the year. Even Kubernetes is now proudly waving version 1.19.

Kubernetes Base
- Is outsourcing infrastructure met with resistance not only from the company’s business leadership but also from the CTO?
- ‘Google solutions’ in production instead of ‘everything as per the notes’, as promised by Google engineers, often turns into a nightmare, locusts, Egyptian plagues, and sleepless nights for the admin?
- You've studied Kubernetes extensively on your own, but still haven't made a decision — to implement it in your company or not?
The Slayer team created an online intensive format that provides full-fledged education for 8 hours a day using online tools. There are feedback forms where you can send your unclear questions for practitioners to address. The training is conducted via Zoom, offering the opportunity to interact with speakers. The practical component takes place in the cloud with SSH access. And yes, they didn’t forget about the ‘smoking room’ — in the Telegram chat, you can discuss both k8s problems and general impressions of the process. Technical support and the speakers themselves are also in that chat.
Speaking of Kubernetes speakers, here’s the lineup:

Sergey Bondarev, Architect at Southbridge. An engineer with 25 years of experience. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Extensive experience in implementing Kubernetes: all Kubernetes projects at Southbridge, including our own infrastructure. One of the developers of kubespray with the rights to accept pull requests.
Marcel Ibraev, CTO of Slyorm. Engineer with 8 years of experience. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Implementing Kubernetes for Southbridge clients. Course developer and speaker at Slyorm.
Alexander Shvalov, Engineer at Southbridge. Administrator with 6 years of experience. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Setting up and supporting Kubernetes projects at Southbridge.
The intensive will take place from September 28 to 30, 2020.
You can read the detailed program of the event and the conditions on .
It definitely won't be boring — there won't be enough time not only to be bored but even to take your eyes off the screen. The intensive is for those who aim to become professionals in their field.
Want to see how it will be? Check out how the practice went at the 'Evening Slyorm School on Kubernetes.'

A small bonus: After payment (you can pay in installments) for the intensive, you will gain access to the Preparation course on Kubernetes: introductory courses on Docker, Ansible, and Ceph technologies — to make the intensive easier to follow and to keep pace with other participants and speakers.
Kubernetes Mega
For experienced Kubernetes users — there is no limit to perfection — we have prepared an updated .
In the intensive, we will explore the nuances of installing and configuring a production-ready cluster ('the-not-so-easy-way'), as well as the mechanisms for ensuring the security and resilience of applications.
Speakers of Kubernetes Mega:

Pavel Selivanov, Senior DevOps Engineer at Mail.ru MCS. Lead DevOps Engineer at Mail.ru Cloud Solutions. Hundreds of CI/CD pipelines and dozens of infrastructures built. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Author of several courses on Kubernetes and DevOps. Regular speaker at Russian and international IT conferences.
Sergey Bondarev, Architect at Southbridge. Engineer with 25 years of experience. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Kubernetes implementations: all cube projects of Southbridge, including its own infrastructure. One of the developers of kubespray with rights to accept pull requests.
Marcel Ibraev, CTO of Slyorm. Engineer with 8 years of experience. Certified Kubernetes Administrator. Implementing Kubernetes for Southbridge clients. Course developer and speaker at Slyorm.
will take place from October 14 to 16, 2020.
You can read the detailed program of the intensive and conditions on .
Kubernetes Mega is designed for administrators whose clients or employers demand higher standards of stability and security for their systems. It is also for technical leaders planning to implement Kubernetes. And, of course, for system administrators who are interested in professional growth and recognize its urgent necessity.
Kubernetes Base + Kubernetes Mega provide all the materials necessary to pass the CKA exam for CNCF.
May the k8s be with you!
Source: habr.com
