GITEX Global 2023 in Dubai - DevCentral Visits
@buulamis fresh from GITEX Global in Dubai! Here are some highlights from his trip and the connections he made at this massive IT conference. Make sure to subscribe to theDevCentral Youtubechannel,and followDevCentralandBuu Lamto get the latest updates. DevCentral Visits GITEX Global 2023 in Dubai! Zakeer Zubair on Navigating Changes in F5 and Dubai Over 16 Years Role Reversal! Zakeer Zubair Dives into Buu Lam's Journey Grant Taylor talks about Exclusive Networks and the Middle East region DevCentral Visits GITEX Global 2023 in Dubai! Buu arrives at GITEX Global 2023 in Dubai! This massive security conference (more than 200,000 attendees) has a lot of cool things to explore. Zakeer Zubair on Navigating Changes in F5 and Dubai Over 16 Years Zakeer Zubair, the Senior Manager for Solutions Engineering at Gulf & Levant, has seen significant changes in F5 and Dubai over 16 years. He discussed how market needs align well with F5's portfolio of application and API delivery and protection. He also highlighted the value of the university intern program. Role Reversal! Zakeer Zubair Dives into Buu Lam's Journey Role reversal! Zakeer Zubair interviewed Buu Lam about his journey to becoming a DevCentral Community Evangelist and the importance of sharing educational content. Buu also shares his impressions of Dubai as a first-time visitor! Grant Taylor talks about Exclusive Networks and the Middle East region Grant Taylor, General Manager of Exclusive Networks in the Middle East, oversees the largest distributor in the region. With professional services, specialized partner sales teams, the company is leading the digital transformation taking place in the Middle East.
Remember your first stack?
Do you remember your first stack? Maybe you got lucky and had a chance to build your first stack from the ground up, with ample time and resources. Your stack was flexible, efficient, and modern, with everything you need, and nothing you don’t. Maybe you inherited a stack that was built when your company’s business was really different…and managing security and updates takes enough time and resources that you never quite got around to upgrading the system to meet current business needs. Maybe your first stack showed just how many people had been involved in its development over the years, with idiosyncratic workarounds to allow integration of older and more modern tech. As you’ve moved from role to role, you’ve probablynoticed that every stack is different, featuring a unique combination of elements that reflect the current and historical needs of the business…and a unique set of app and API security and delivery needs to match. At F5, we’ve noticed that, too - That’s whywe’ve worked hard to build a set of security and delivery solutions that can work on any architecture. That’s also why we created the Frankenstacks—these colorful stacks are meant to bring to life the unique architectures our customers have built and to represent the creative solutions those architectures include. So, go ahead Choose a new Frankenstack avatar. (You can even pick one that reps your real-life stack.) Tell us what you remember about your first stack. And remember that whatever you’ve built, we secure that.Certified Kubernetes Administrator - Study Group
I recently completed my CKA and want to encourage others as I was encouraged. To that end, I'm going to facilitate a study group that will kick off the week of April 24th. Requirements You're welcome to join in on the fun for weeks 1 and 2, but you must register for the exam by week 3 and set a test date to continue on with the study group. Commitment is key! The exam is $395 but I have a code that should get you 50% off if you register in the first two weeks of our study group. You will sign up for a week of material to learn and share with the group what you learned, and walk the group through the lab exercises that challenged you the most and what you learned from them. You'll commit the time to study, it's a lot of material to learn You'll show up for and participate in meetings (with the understanding that life happens) Material The only required material for this study group is the Certified Kubernetes Administrator with Practice Tests course on Udemy. It is $35, but sometimes it's discounted, I think I got it at $19 when I registered. In the course material, there is a coupon that will unlock the CKA course labs for free on KodeCloud.com. Schedule As far as time is concerned, I know that will be tricky. I'm available most days Tuesday-Friday between 3pm - 6pm central. We can nail down a timeslot once everyone interested is set. From a weekly perspective, you can expect about 3-4 hours of course content, plus the labs, plus any additional studying you might do on your own. Week Date Concepts 1 April 24th Introduction | Core Concepts 2 May 1st Scheduling | Logging & Monitoring | Storage 3 May 8th Application Lifecycle Management | Cluster Maintenance 4 May 15th Security 5 May 22nd Review | Killer.sh Lab Attempt #1 6 May 29th Networking 7 June 5th Designing & Installing a Cluster | Installing the kubeadm way | Troubleshooting 8 June 12th Mock Exams | Killer.sh Lab Attempt #2 9 June 19th Prep for / take your exam Any questions on the exam, the material, the study group, drop them below. I hope to see you the week of April 24th! If you want to join, send me a DM here on DevCentral or shoot me an email at j.rahm@f5.comand I'll add you to the group. First group I'll likely limit to the first 8-10 to keep it small enough to encourage conversation.'What is WebAuthn' Next Time on DevCentral Connects
Web Authentication API is the latest W3C standard to authenticate your users to web applications using public key cryptography. Get rid of your passwords. Yay. No more phishing, no more password stealing, using #WebAuthn. Join us Tuesday, April 11th, 8:30AM Pacific, as buulamwelcomes Dan Moore back to the show. He's the Director of Developer Relations at FusionAuth to talk all about Web Authentication API. This link: https://youtube.com/live/u6sr98XvLmI sets your reminder with no password! DevCentral Connects is live every Tuesday 8:30AM Pacific. Join the DevCentral Connects Group here on DevCentral.'How to Pass the CKA Exam' Next Time on DevCentral Connects
Kubernetes is an open source container orchestration system designed to automate software deployments, scale and management. It's also a hot topic on DevCentral Connects! Join us Tuesday, April 4th, 8:30AM Pacific, as JRahmjoins buulamto talk about his journey to become a Certified Kubernetes Administrator. He's going to go through his training, his study group, and they may even be joined by a special guest who helped coordinate it all. That's Tuesday, April 4th, 8:30AM Pacific. This Link https://youtube.com/live/Zbx1UnqDyhc sets your reminder. DevCentral Connects is live every Tuesday, 8:30AM Pacific. Subscribe.'The Ultimate Home Lab' Next Time on DevCentral Connects
Is your home lab a VM on a laptop? Maybe it's a tower dedicated for testing. Or maybe it is a fully-loaded 42U Rack in your closet with unlimited storage. If you'd like to get the most out of your home lab join DevCentral Connects Tuesday, March 28, 8:30AM Pacific as Principal Application Security Engineer James Cox joins buulamto talk about his tricked out home lab and give you some tips on how to maximize your little testing facility. This link https://youtube.com/live/BZiWaEycrvk sets your reminder...DevCentral Connects is live every Tuesday 8:30AM Pacific. Get the most out of your home lab and subscribe.'What is Multi-Cloud Networking' Next Time on DevCentral Connects
Surveys suggests that organizations have anywhere from 3 to 5 cloud providers on average. But what do you do when the application in one cloud needs to call the database and another cloud and then load images from a third cloud? Multi-cloud networking, that's how! No need to subnet your brain because we're bringing you the goods. Tuesday, March 21st, 8:30AM Pacific, one of the OG’s of MCN Rob DeWeese. He's the Director of Cloud Networking at Kyndryl and he's going to tell us all about Multicloud Networking from the early days and what NetOps can do today to make it a simple process.buulamHosts.This link sets your reminder - DevCentral Connects is live every Tuesday, 8:30AM Pacific. Subscribe.'Monitoring for Everyone' Next Time on DevCentral Connects
It's early, a storms rolling in and you just want to stay in bed. I get it. But who's keeping an eye on your systems when you want to smash that snooze button for the third time? Monitoring! That's who! If done right, monitoring can catch the unexpected, but also help predict the expected. Join us Tuesday, March 14th, 8:30AM Pacific as buulamwelcomes Ryan McLean. He's a Developer Advocate with Datadog and he'll tell us all about, ‘LET’S USE RED’ so that monitoring can benefit everyone. This linksets your reminder that DevCentral Connects is live every Tuesday, 8:30AM Pacific. It's not that bad out. Get up and subscribe. And, while you're at it, join the DevCentral Connects Group!Your 2023 Predictions?
Every year I post my Top 10, Top 10 Predictions article.As the year comes to a close, tech pundits blow the dust off their crystal balls and I curate a list their predictions for the coming year. With that, I was wondering what Your InfoSec, Cyber, Cloud, Mobile, Social, Business, App Delivery and any other area of focus. Doesn't necessarily need to be technology focused and we also love wild predictions that could come true. Add to the thread below and if I get enough, I'll include in this year's article!! Thanks Interestedtoseeifanyofthepreviousyear’sprognosescametrue? The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2021 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2020 Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2019 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2018 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2017 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2016 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2015 The Top 10, Top 10 Predictions for 2014 The Top 10, Top 10 2013 Predictions The Top 10, Top Predictions for 2012DevCentral's Featured Member for November - Mohamed Salah
Our Featured Member series is a way for us to show appreciation and highlight active contributors in our community. Communities thrive on interaction and ourFeatured Seriesgives you some insight on some of our most engaged folks. F5 Community Member Mohamed Salahis our DevCentral Featured Member for November! He's been helping many other members with some great tips so let's catch up with Mohamed!
