Containerization technologies and orchestration solutions like Kubernetes are the cornerstones of building efficient microservice-based scalable and reliable applications. This course deals with the nature, design, and development of container-based systems and cloud-native services. The knowledge acquired in the course is hardened through practical tasks.

The goals of the course are to:

• Give students knowledge and understanding of the nature of containerization, container orchestration solutions and using them to design cloud-native systems.
• Provide hands-on experience in managing Kubernetes services, deployments, and creating cloud-native applications.
• Introduce recent developments in the domain