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GerhardGibbs
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Hi - maybe this is not the correct forum, but asking anyway. I feel there is a disconnect, maybe that is to harsh a word, between people understanding the Kubernete’s ecosystem, and those like me who need to be able to talk about the ecosystem and understand it, without needing to know the nut’s and bolt’s? Hope that makes sense - is there a “Kubernete’s for dummies”, any blogs/information with breaks it down in a simple form for me to truly start understanding it? I see more and more it moving into production at clients, but feel when I present Kasten I’m not able to speak freely “around” the ecosystem the product is designed for.

Best answer by Geoff Burke

I did not use that but for intro should be fine. Vendors often and understandably will try later on to focus you in on their product so keep that in mind. To be certain you are completely up to date try also the source of truth :) https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/kubernetes-basics/

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coolsport00
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  • July 16, 2026

Hi ​@GerhardGibbs - not a dumb question at all! First, I’m going to have ​@safiya or ​@Madi.Cristil move your question to the Community Hub space dedicated to K8s → Kubernetes Korner. Madi/Safiya, can you move this post there, please?

I will tag a K8S guru here that should be able to direct you where you can go to get the info you need. ​@Geoff Burke ...any suggestions here?

Thanks.


Chris.Childerhose
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If you check the Kubernetes Korner there are videos by ​@Geoff Burke on some things to start learning as well.  He has a YouTube series on setting it up, etc. which I am following.


Geoff Burke
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  • July 16, 2026

Hi ​@GerhardGibbs You have hit on one of the major challenges with Kubernetes so not a dumb question at all. One of the challenges that I am others had when we started learning Kubernetes was the assumption that previous IT experience would give us an advantage right out of the gate. Something like when you start learning a different Hypervisor, yes there are differences and naming conventions often don’t fit, but the general underlining concepts are similar. However, with Kubernetes that is not the case and it can be frustrating. 

On the other hand Kubernetes is very “nerd fun” and you can do so much with so little resources that it can quickly become addictive. Now that Kubevirt is becoming more popular I am seeing a new wave of folks starting to get interested. 

As far as learning just enough to be able to talk the talk so to speak, I would recommend some basic courses that you can find on Udemy. However, I would encourage you to just play around with a small local setup as well. 

There are a lot of beginner type posts here in the KubeKorner but others and myself are always happy to answer any questions to help you along.

Send me a private message if you need to as well.

cheers

 

Geoff


GerhardGibbs
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  • July 16, 2026

Thank you ​@Chris.Childerhose ​@coolsport00 ​@Geoff Burke  - I will start the ascent of Mount Kubernete over the weekend, who needs a life anyway…. And I thought I did start this question in the Kubernetes corner, will pay more attention next question, seems there are going many more.


Chris.Childerhose
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Best of luck on your journey.  I am starting this one myself as I need to learn Kasten for some government workloads in one of our DCs.  But it will translate to others soon enough.


GerhardGibbs
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  • July 16, 2026

@Geoff Burke ​@Chris.Childerhose ​​@michaelcade  (hope you are of the Cade variety…) Went back to the start - 21 pages back to 4 years ago where you mentioned https://www.civo.com/academy - would that still be a good place to start?


Chris.Childerhose
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That is still relevant, I think.


Geoff Burke
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  • July 16, 2026

I did not use that but for intro should be fine. Vendors often and understandably will try later on to focus you in on their product so keep that in mind. To be certain you are completely up to date try also the source of truth :) https://kubernetes.io/docs/tutorials/kubernetes-basics/


Geoff Burke
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  • July 16, 2026

By the way if you want to document your learning journey please  do here we would love to follow along. This will also help others as well. 


GerhardGibbs
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  • July 17, 2026

@Geoff Burke - it will be very basic, on purpose, but good idea thanks. Would like to get pre-sales guys to then understand it as well, maybe even some technically minded sales.