2025 Newsletter
.. no more website outsourcing
This year’s newsletter is a bit late - having abandoned my website provider on 1st January it was time to go it alone.
So it’s back to the joys of website production - actually, I’m really pleased to be able to be in control again.
The website is now online and
- this newsletter is online
- [work in progress] Training Catalog is online
2024: Looking back
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
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:
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January 24 to 25th: Learning Technologies in Paris: Discover the latest trends in educational AI
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February 25 to 28th: MWC: Mobile World Congress
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March 14 to 15th: Wasm.io (WebAssembly), Barcelona: Dive into the world of this promising technology
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March 17 to 18th: Rejekts.io in Paris: Explore groundbreaking ideas in Cloud Native technology
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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
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