Continuing our mission to provide rich training experiences to enterprises, upskilling employees on Cloud Native technologies, we had a goal to propose more course subjects and work with more partners.

2024 Training Deliveries

We delivered a total of 27 trainings / 6800 student hours covering

Kubernetes (Admin, Developer, CKAD exam preparation, Advanced)
Terraform (Intro & Advanced)
Packer-Terraform-Vault (partner materials)
Ansible

On-premise 😲

This was achieved, despite ongoing “premises work” -*

* June 2024 through to January 2025 saw significant changes to the premises, aka “house”. Living in a house where 90% of it is renovated is interesting. Almost finished …

(Office) from …

to …

You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs !!

2024 Events Participation

Learning Technologies, Paris
MWC: Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
Learning Technologies, London
Wasm.io (WebAssembly), Barcelona
Rejekts.io, Paris
KubeConEU, Paris
ITGilde IoT Workshop, Amstelveen

Would I pick a favourite ?

That’s difficult, but maybe rejekts.io, https://cloud-native.rejekts.io/ - the “b-side” of KubeConEU

for the technical “Kube” content, and the community.

2025

2025 Public Virtual Training Schedule

Most trainings are delivered as private trainings through partners.

But some trainings are delivered directly, or through partners, as public trainings.

Note: Although trainings are generally delivered as consecutive full days, we’re perfectly open to half-day trainings as consecutive or none-consecutive days.

Guaranteed to Run (Contact for availability):

-   10th to 13th Mar
    Course: Kubernetes Administrator
    Duration: 4 days
    Language: English

Scheduled:

-   24th to 26th Mar
    Course: Kubernetes Developer
    Duration: 3 days
    Language: English

Stay tuned for additional dates coming your way!

Explore the future of learning with @mjbright Consulting.

Secure your spot now and enhance your skills in the dynamic world of Kubernetes.

#VirtualTraining #Kubernetes #ContinuousLearning

Plans for 2025

More Kube …

More TF/OTF …

More Ansible …

In 2025 we will consolidate the successes of 2024

Security Learning Path working with new partners in the area of security
- Partner-led Security trainings
- Kubernetes Security
- Policy Management (OPA, Kyverno, VAP, Sentinel)
- HashiCorp Vault, OpenBao
Kubernetes Learning Path going beyond Developer, Admin Training
- Kubernetes exam preparation
- Kubernetes Policy Management
- Kubernetes Security
- Helm
Consolidation of the Infrastructure as Code Learning Path
- Terraform Introduction (2 days) // or OpenTofu option ( 2 days )
- Introduction to Ansible
- supplemented by cloud-specific (AWS, or Azure) (1 day)
- Terraform Advanced
- Optionally, more providers: OpenStack, Oracle Cloud, Proxmox - others on demand

Anticipate New Horizons in Learning with Training Courses, Learning Paths and new delivery methods.

Tailored to your requirements

2025 Q1 Event Participation

Stepping into 2025, we remain at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies such as AI in Education, Kubernetes, and WebAssembly.

Catch up with us at the following events in Q1 2025:

[v. brief] January 30th [v. brief]: Learning Technologies, Paris
February 1st - 2nd: FOSDEM, Brussels
March 3rd - 6th: MWC: Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
April 1st - 4th: KubeCon. Europe, London: Join us at the epicentre of Kubernetes
April 23rd - 24th: Learning Technologies, London: for the latest trends in educational AI
[unconfirmed] July: OpenEdx Conference, Paris
[unconfirmed] August: Open Source Summit, Amsterdam

… and more to come …

Entering 2025, we are committed to providing you with unparalleled insights, experiences, and opportunities.

Keep an eye out for us at events, and get ready to embark on a learning journey that transcends boundaries!

#TechEvents #TrainingInnovation #2025Journey

What are your training needs ?

Visit our training catalog at https://www.mjbright-training.eu/docs/

Let us know what related trainings you need …

2024 Newsletter

@mjbright Consulting activities from 2023 …

By Michael Bright (@mjbright) | Saturday, January 06, 2024

Looking back on 2023

Continuing our mission to provide rich training experiences to enterprises, upskilling employees on Cloud Native technologies, we delivered a total of 26 trainings / 5300 student hours covering Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker & Policy Management.

Throughout the year, we achieved significant milestones, marked by the successful launch of innovative training courses.

Noteworthy courses introduced in 2023

Extension of existing Terraform/AWS to Terraform/Azure
Introduction to Policy Management with OPA/Rego

2023 Events Participation

JupyterCon, Paris
HashiDays, Paris
VivaTech, Paris
Teach with AI, UCF, Orlando

.. and of course 2023 started with a move from the French Alps (Grenoble) to the Pyrénées (Perpignan) just 2 hours from Toulouse & Barcelona and with good air and rail links to Paris

2024 Public Virtual Training Schedule

Stay tuned for additional dates coming your way!

Guaranteed to Run (Contact for availability):

-   29th Jan to 1st Feb:
    Course: Kubernetes Administrator
    Duration: 4 days
    Language: English

Scheduled:

-   25th Mar to 27th Mar:
    Course: Kubernetes Developer
    Duration: 3 days
    Language: English

Explore the future of learning with @mjbright Consulting.

Secure your spot now and enhance your skills in the dynamic world of Kubernetes.

#VirtualTraining #Kubernetes #ContinuousLearning

New trainings planned for 2024

Anticipate New Horizons in Learning with Training Courses, Learning Paths and new delivery methods.

Various specific Kubernetes trainings beyond current Dev/Admin/Exam preparation as part of a Kubernetes Learning Path:

Kubernetes in Production, Helm, Security, KCNA.

Elevate your Kubernetes expertise with specialized courses designed for real-world application.

Terraform trainings including Advanced Terraform as part of a Terraform Learning Path:

Advanced Terraform

State management, Tools Integration (Vault, CI/CD, Github, GitLab, Kubernetes: AKS, EKS, ..)

Adapted to Cloud Providers

OpenTofu, OpenStack, Oracle Cloud, Proxmox - others on demand

Tailored to your requirements

Policy Management training Options to “Policy Management with OPA/Rego” training including

Kubernetes (sidecar, OPA, OPA Gatekeeper), CI/CD Integration
Kyverno Policy Management for Kubernetes

Ansible training

Master automation with the most popular, polyvalent Configuration Management tool

What are your training needs ?

Training Descriptions on https://www.mjbright-training.eu

2024 Q1 Event Participation

Stepping into 2024, we remain at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies such as AI in Education, Kubernetes, and WebAssembly.

Catch up with us at the following events in Q1 2024:

January 24 to 25th: Learning Technologies in Paris: Discover the latest trends in educational AI
February 25 to 28th: MWC: Mobile World Congress
March 14 to 15th: Wasm.io (WebAssembly), Barcelona: Dive into the world of this promising technology
March 17 to 18th: Rejekts.io in Paris: Explore groundbreaking ideas in Cloud Native technology
March 19 to 22nd: KubeCon. Europe in Paris: Join us at the epicentre of Kubernetes

Entering 2024, we are committed to providing you with unparalleled insights, experiences, and opportunities.

Keep an eye out for us at events, and get ready to embark on a learning journey that transcends boundaries!

#TechEvents #TrainingInnovation #2024Journey

2020 Newsletter

@mjbright Consulting activities from 2019 …

By Michael Bright (@mjbright) | Friday, January 17, 2020

Happy New Year 2020 !!

Santiago de Chile

We’re a bit late off the mark sending New Year’s greetings due to

last weeks Kubernetes training in Chile
preparing a Kubernetes troubleshooting workshop for a conference (DevConf.cz, Brno) next week
writing a Python script to send New Years’ newsletters from HTML/markdown

2019

2019 proved to be an exciting first year of operations delivering

trainings on Kubernetes, Docker and Terraform in Europe and in Chile.
consulting on Kubernetes, Open Policy Agent

There were some conference workshops, presentations on Serverless, Micro-services and Kubernetes Troubleshooting. A huge thanks to the partners, customers and colleagues who made those opportunities possible.

More information at: http://www.mjbright.net/about/news/index.html

2020

Objectives for 2020:

Continue to deliver trainings through partners
More training subjects: Ansible, Open Policy Agent …
Direct trainings in Grenoble - last weeks Chile delivery was a “first step in the right direction”
Consulting in the Grenoble area
Develop the k8scenario tool which has proved very popular in trainings

Blog Posts

Meetup: Proxmox dans tous ses couleurs !

[Cloud Native Perpignan Meetup] Proxmox dans tous ses couleurs !

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Also published at: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7208123662451806208/

Event:

Event by Michael Bright Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (your local time)

Hôtel Paris Barcelone, 1 av Gén de Gaulle, Perpignan, 66, FR, 66000

La petite salle

Event link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/billets-proxmox-dans-tous-ses-couleurs-926795729977

Details

Are you passionate about virtualization and looking for a powerful alternative to VMWare? Join us for our next Meetup on Proxmox, the essential open source solution that manages both the Linux KVM hypervisor and Linux Containers (LXC)!

Why Proxmox ?

Proxmox is widely deployed in enterprises and appreciated by amateurs for its ability to efficiently manage virtual machines. With the recent licensing changes of VMWare since its acquisition by Broadcom, the interest in Proxmox has never been greater.

What you will discover:

🔧 Use via the console (webUI): Discover how Proxmox simplifies the management of VMs with an intuitive interface.
💻 Command line tools (qm and others): Explore the powerful CLI tools for fine-grained and automated management.
🚀 Infra as Code with Terraform, Pulumi, ClusterAPI: Learn how to integrate Proxmox into your Infrastructure as Code workflows for smooth and repeatable deployments.
🌀 Nested Proxmox in Proxmox: Push the boundaries of virtualization by exploring advanced configurations with nested Proxmox.

NOTE: To stay informed about events (of “Perpignan go Cloud Native”) join the LinkedIn group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9843566/

Wasm.io 2024

Reflections on Wasm I/O 2024: A Glimpse into the Future of WebAssembly

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Reflections on Wasm I/O 2024

Also published at: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7176503564394004480/

Last week, I attended the 2nd Wasm I/O conference in Barcelona, 2 hours from our base. I’ve dabbled with WebAssembly but the time is right to dive deeper into this emerging technology. Wasm I/O is a nice human sized conference facilitating networking & knowledge exchange. Despite the scarcity of container officionados, the presence of industry stalwarts like Nigel Poulton & Saiyam Pathak from the Kubernetes realm allowed insightful conversations.

The conference left me convinced that the WebAssembly domain is on the cusp of a breakthrough, poised to revolutionize cloud computing, AI but also niche sectors like embedded systems & IoT. It feels akin to a puzzle nearing completion, with just a few pieces left to place for the full picture to emerge. In a future post, I’ll share insights from KubeConEU in Paris, where WebAssembly’s integration was notably significant.

Highlights from Wasm I/O included groundbreaking talks & workshops, especially those focusing on leveraging Wasm on small devices. The potential for secure application execution across various platforms, from desktops to the smallest IoT devices, is immense. A standout session was by Gapfruit, a Swiss company specializing in Industrial IoT, which showcased their commitment to creating secure computing systems. Their approach to safeguarding applications from external threats was particularly compelling, indicating a serious dedication to advancing secure computing.

The conference also featured innovative uses of AI, such as Midokura’s (Sony) discussion on embedding AI in webcams for efficient data processing reducing the need to transfer vast amounts of raw data.

Exploring the Wasmer ecosystem’s offerings – from compilers to runtime environments and artifact registries – was another highlight.

John de Goes’ of Golem Cloud showed a model for distributing requests across nodes to achieve resilience, reminiscent of the Raft consensus protocol.

Microsoft’s demonstrated Wasm debugging in VS Code - but I felt there was so much more that they could have said about their Wasm investments.

Looking ahead, I’m eager to experiment with various tools & cloud solutions like Wasmer Cloud & Fermyon Cloud, or as a Kubernetes trainer, I’m particularly excited about SpinKube, or Wasm on Raspberry Pi.

I currently don’t offer WebAssembly training, but plans are underway to develop courses in this area.

Lastly, as KubeCon week progresses, I’m pleased to announce our upcoming “Kubernetes Admin” online training sessions scheduled for April through July, now open for registration with a special 15% discount to celebrate KubeCon week.

The first monthly cohorts will be 9h-17h Paris time, from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th April. https://lnkd.in/gExpCYyc

If you’re attending Rejekts.io or KubeCon, do say hello! I look forward to sharing my experiences from both events soon.