GitOps with ArgoCD

Managing Kubernetes manually is hard. Successfully updating your deployments requires following multiple steps while paying attention to myriad details—even a simple mistake can drastically affect your cluster and the applications running in it. And finding the source of problems and rolling back the state of a system can be nearly impossible when changes are made by human operators.

The GitOps pattern eliminates these issues. With GitOps you manage the state of your deployments in text files that can be stored, tracked, reviewed, etc.—in other words, treated like any other file in Git. And an “Ops” function automatically ensures that your Kubernetes system is set to your desired state. GitOps removes all the pain points and exposure that come from human interactions and automates the entire process.

Join DevOps director, open-source author, and trainer, Brent Laster to explore GitOps and learn about using Argo CD to implement GitOps for your Kubernetes deployments.

In this 90-minute session, you'll learn:

  • What the GitOps pattern is
  • How GitOps can be implemented to achieve automation
  • How GitOps interacts with a Kubernetes system
  • How GitOps can be integrated with other tools to multiply the benefits

Prerequisites: Basic working knowledge of Git and Kubernetes


Brent Laster

About Brent Laster

Hi, I'm Brent Laster - a global trainer and book author, experienced corporate technology developer and leader, and founder and president of Tech Skills Transformations LLC. I've been working with and presenting at NFJS events for many years now and it is always exciting and interesting.

Through my decades in programming and management,I've always tried to make time to learn and develop both technical and leadership skills and share them with others Regardless of the topic or technology, my belief is that there is no substitute for the excitement and sense of potential that come from providing others with the knowledge they need to help them accomplish their goals.

In my spare time, I hang out with my wife Anne-Marie, 4 children and 2 small dogs in Cary, North Carolina where I design and conduct trainings and write books. You can find me on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/brentlaster), Twitter (@brentclaster) or through my company's website at www.getskillsnow.com.

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