Training Thursdays: Linux Containers in Oracle Linux Training

Linux Containers allow you to run multiple user-space versions of Linux on the same host without the need of a hypervisor. You can isolate environments and control how resources are allocated without the virtualization overhead. Containers can be useful for running different copies of application configurations on the same server, running multiple versions of Oracle Linux on the same server, creating sandbox environments for testing and development, and for controlling the resources allocated to user environments. You can also use Btrfs subvolumes as a way to quickly create containers. 

Learn about Linux Containers and many other topics by taking the Oracle Linux Advanced Administration training. You can take the Oracle Linux 7: Advanced Administration training as a:

• Live Virtual Event: Attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a selection of events on the schedule to suit different time-zones including 18 and 19 December 2016, and 16 January, and 6 and 13 February 2017 in English. And on 5 December 2016 in Brazilian Portuguese.
• In-Class Event: Travel to an education center to take a class. Below is a selection of the in-class events already on the schedule.

Location	Date	Delivery Language
Brisbane, Australia	20 March 2017	English
Brussels, Belgium	24 October 2016	English
Brasilia, Brazil	14 November 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
Sao Paulo, Brazil	21 November 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
London, England	24 April 2017	English
Reading, England	24 April 2017	English
Paris, France	20 February 2017	French
Hamburg, Germany	19 December 2016	German
Munich, Germany	6 March 2017	German
Jakarta, Indonesia	31 October 2016	English
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	19 December 2016	English
Auckland, New Zealand	14 November 2016	English
Johannesburg, South Africa	6 March 2017	English
Bangkok, Thailand	17 October 2016	English
Roseville, MN, United States	20 February 2017	English
Reston, VA, United States	20 January 2017	English
Durham, NC, United States	6 February 2017	English
Columbus, OH, United States	20 February 2017	English
Houston, TX, United States	27 February 2017	English
Belmont, CA, United States	8 May 2017	English

Those using earlier versions of Oracle Linux can learn about Containers and much more by taking the Oracle Linux 5 & 6 Advanced Administration course. You can take this course in the following formats:

• Training-on-Demand: Start training within 24 hours of registration, following lecture material at your own pace through streaming video and booking a time that suits your schedule to work through hands-on exercises.
• Live Virtual Event: Attend a live event from your own desk, no travel required. Choose from a selection of events on the schedule to suit different time-zones including 3 October, 7 November and 5 December 2016 in English
• In-Class Event: Travel to an education center to take a class. Below is a selection of the in-class events already on the schedule:

Location	Date	Delivery Language
Bir Mourad Rais, Algeria	25 December 2016	French
Sao Paulo, Brazil	17 October 2016	Brazilian Portuguese
Munich, Germany	13 February 2017	German
Turin, Italy	12 December 2016	Italian
Seoul, Korea	26 December 2016	Korean
Johannesburg, South Africa	3 October 2016	English
Pretoria, South Africa	26 June 2017	English
Istanbul, Turkey	21 November 2016	Turkish
Belmont, CA, United States	24 October 2016	English
Reston, VA, United States	12 December 2016	English
Cambridge, MA, United States	20 March 2017	English
Irving, TX, United States	22 May 2017	English

Taking the Oracle Linux 5 & 6 Advanced Administration course is one step in your preparation to sit the Oracle Linux 6 Advanced System Administrator OCP certificate exam.

To register for an event or learn more about the Oracle Linux curriculum, go to http://oracle.com/education/linux.