An Introduction to Cloud Native Technologies

Explore cloud native technologies in this comprehensive 42-minute conference talk presented by Brad Topol from IBM at Open Source 101 2023 in Charlotte. Dive into the world of container-based applications and learn how they leverage the speed and scalability of cloud computing environments. Gain insights into key open-source cloud native technologies emerging as industry standards. Begin with an introduction to containers, followed by an overview of Kubernetes fundamentals for managing and orchestrating cloud native applications. Discover the concepts of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) and explore tools like Tekton and ArgoCD. Understand the role of Operators in managing stateful applications and automating operational tasks. Conclude with a discussion on Open Telemetry, the de facto observability technique for metrics collection and distributed tracing across application workflows.