Alexander Raul - Cloud Native with Kubernetes: Deploy, configure, and run modern cloud native applications on Kubernetes

Deploy, configure, and run modern cloud native applications on Kubernetes

Alexander Raul

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To my team at Rackner, my family, and my friends for their support in the process. To my girlfriend, for dealing with all the late nights of writing. And to the late Dan Kohn, in memoriam, for introducing me to and evangelizing the amazing Kubernetes community.

Alexander Raul

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Alexander Raul is CEO of Rackner, an innovative consultancy that builds, runs, and secures Kubernetes and the cloud for clients ranging from highly funded start-ups to Fortune and Global 500 enterprises. With Rackner, he has personally built and managed large Kubernetes-based platforms and implemented end-to-end DevSecOps for incredible organizations. Though his background and education are technical (he received an aerospace degree from the University of Maryland), he is well versed in the business and strategic arguments for the cloud and Kubernetes as well as the issues around the adoption of these technologies. Alexander lives in Washington, D.C. and when he isn't working with clients, he's mountaineering, skiing, or running.

Zihao Yu is a senior staff software engineer at HBO in New York City. He has been instrumental in Kubernetes and other cloud-native practices and CI/CD projects within the company. He was a keynote speaker at KubeCon North America 2017. He holds a Master of Science degree in computer engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Nanjing University of Science and Technology in China.

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