In this episode of In the Open we bring you a conversation with Brad Topol, Jake Kitchener & Michael Elder.  We will be discussing their new O'Reilly book Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes. Topics include the fundamental concepts of Kubernetes, as well as more, advanced practices such as continuous delivery and multi-cluster management.

Dr. Brad Topol, Open Tech & Dev Advocacy CTO, @bradtopol

Jake Kitchener, Senior Technical Staff Member @ IBM, @kitch

Michael Elder, Senior Distinguished Engineer @ Red Hat, @mdelder

Joe Sepi, Open Source Engineer & Advocate, @joe_sepi

Luke Schantz, Quantum Ambassador, @IBMDeveloper, @lukeschantz

Hybrid Cloud Apps with OpenShift and Kubernetes ibm.biz/hybridappbook

Key Takeaways:

• [00:05 - 00:24] Intro to the episode
• [05:06 - 14:45] Intro to Michael, Jake, and Brad
• [14:55 - 19:53] What their first book was about
• [26:21 - 27:53] What is the most important aspect of the book?
• [34:06 - 40:03] The concept of roles in continuous integration and delivery
• [41:40 - 46:10] Problem stories that the authors wanted to cover in the book
• [48:24 - 50:54] How do I make the choice between running open source Kubernetes myself, Kubernetes service, or do I need OpenShift?