Kubernetes offers free fundamentals workshop

Mischa van den Burg used an X post on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, to advertise a free live Kubernetes workshop aimed at beginners. The session is pitched as a fundamentals class covering how Kubernetes works, how to run a first cluster and how to deploy initial applications. The post also says live attendees will receive a bonus, with registration routed through a sign-up link attached to the post. Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating the deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications, according to the project’s official documentation. The workshop pitch lands as the upstream Kubernetes project continues to publish beginner tutorials that walk users through deploying an application, exploring pods and nodes, and scaling a deployment. ### Who is running the session? Mischa van den Burg’s public profiles describe him as a senior DevOps engineer and a two-time Microsoft MVP. (youtube.com) His website says he writes about Kubernetes, Azure, Linux and cloud-native work, while his YouTube channel is focused on DevOps and Kubernetes career training. His paid course listings and community pages also show an established Kubernetes teaching track. A Udemy course under his name says it covers setting up a first Kubernetes cluster, managing a cluster with kubectl and k9s, writing manifests, installing applications with Helm, and deploying a monitoring stack with Prometheus and Grafana. (kubernetes.io) A Skool community page tied to his brand lists “Kubernetes Fundamentals” and “Your first cluster, App Deployment & Full Monitoring Stack.” (youtube.com) ### What are beginners likely to be taught when someone says “how Kubernetes works”? The Kubernetes project says a cluster consists of a control plane and worker nodes that run containerized applications. The official architecture documentation says every cluster needs at least one worker node to run pods, which are the basic units that host application workloads. The project’s beginner tutorial says learners should expect a walkthrough of major Kubernetes features and concepts, including deploying a containerized application on a cluster and scaling that deployment. (udemy.com) The deployment tutorial says a Kubernetes Deployment tells the control plane how to create and update application instances, and the system replaces instances if a node goes down. ### What does “run your first cluster” usually involve? The Kubernetes documentation says local beginner setups often start with tools such as minikube, while production-oriented guidance includes kubeadm for creating a minimum viable cluster aligned with best practices. (kubernetes.io) The project also documents how kubectl is configured to access a cluster through a kubeconfig file. Van den Burg’s course materials suggest he teaches cluster setup with command-line tools and then moves into application deployment and monitoring. (kubernetes.io) That aligns with the official quick reference, which says `kubectl apply` is the recommended way to create and update resources from manifest files. ### What does deploying a first app actually mean in Kubernetes terms? The Kubernetes tutorials say a first application deployment usually means creating a Deployment resource, letting the control plane schedule pods on nodes, and then exposing the application through a Service. (kubernetes.io) The project’s scaling guide says replica counts can then be increased to handle more traffic. A beginner workshop built around those steps would typically move from container image to manifest file to running workload. (udemy.com) The official tutorials present that sequence as deploy, inspect pods and nodes, and then scale the application. ### Where is the next step for interested attendees? Tuesday’s registration path is the sign-up link on van den Burg’s X post. Learners who want parallel reference material can use the official Kubernetes “Learn Kubernetes Basics” tutorial, training page and kubectl setup guides while the session is live or afterward. (kubernetes.io 1) (kubernetes.io 2)