Docker in Higher Education: Announcing Tools & Resources for Teachers

At the beginning of the summer we published a blog post announcing the Docker Student Developer Kit and Campus Ambassador program. The positive reception from students has been overwhelming and we were so excited to see hundreds of applications flood in!
Many teachers took notice of the enthusiasm of their students and began to reach out, asking us for tools, resources and support in using Docker in the classroom and adding Docker to their curriculum. To this end we have put together a free package for teachers!
Making use of this offer will enable teachers to effectively use and teach Docker in the classroom as we will be able to provide:

Free Tools: eliminating the need for students to install anything locally, thus saving you valuable class time
Resources: the most up to date presentations, hands-on labs, workshops etc. on every topic for every skill level
Support and recognition: you will have a dedicated contact at Docker to help you through the process and also be welcomed into the online Docker Teachers community where you can collaborate and learn from other educators

If you are a teacher at a higher-education institution who would like to unlock the benefits outlined above, please fill in this form and we will get in touch with next steps.
If you are still unsure about whether Docker is right for your classroom, Michael Irwin, Computer Science Instructor at Virginia Tech, has some wisdom to share. He believes that using Docker will save time and hassle in the classroom and show students that your course material is cutting edge:
“When a class starts up especially if it’s a language or a framework that they [the students] have never used before, they are spending the whole first day saying ‘Uugh.. How do I install everything? How do I configure the various pieces?’ … Using Docker allows more time for instruction and more time for the instructor to actually talk about the material itself rather than spending so much time on the periphery talking about ‘how do you set everything up?’”
“A lot of the time curriculum is written several years ago. Things have changed, but the documentation hasn’t been updated along with it.”
“Doing this kind of stuff shows them [the students] that we are playing with the latest and greatest. You can use Docker, you can use these containers and then you can use the right tool for the job to solve the problem at hand.”

To unlock Docker greatness in your classroom, please fill in this form.

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Network Policy Objects in Action

Use Network Policy Objects to restrict traffic flow between application components or microservices with a demonstration from this video and post. Network Policy Objects allow you to define a policy to determine when traffic is allowed to flow to specific services and prevent traffic to other services.
Quelle: OpenShift

Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy: a more secure way to move internal apps to GCP

By Ameet Jani, Product Manager 

Many businesses are eager to move their internal applications to the cloud, but need to ensure their sensitive data is protected when doing so. While enterprise IT teams are skilled at building innovative apps, they may not be experts on identity and security models for cloud-hosted applications.

That’s why we developed Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy, which is now generally available. Cloud IAP provides granular access controls and is easy to use so that companies can quickly and more securely host their internal apps in the cloud.

Here’s an example of how it works. Say you’re a large consumer goods company with a global data science team that needs access to specific internal data. Your IT team might need to federate Active Directory users to an internal app to manage an ever-changing list of employees who need access. By moving these applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), admins can enable Cloud IAP and add groups to the access control lists, thereby making sure applications are only accessible to the users that need them. This means your enterprise IT team can spend its time doing what they do best — like building a world-class supply chain system — instead of focusing on complex security issues.

Here’s a little more on what Cloud IAP offers:

A zero trust security model for the cloud 
Following the BeyondCorp security model that focuses on building zero trust networks, Cloud IAP shifts access controls from the network perimeter to individual users. This means you can evaluate all of an application’s access requests by taking into account who the user is and what they want to access, eliminating the need for setting up virtual private clouds and copying access control policies for each new application.

Better, more granular access controls 
Using Cloud IAP for access control and auditing allows enterprises to ensure access is restricted to the right people. This makes it safer than ever to move your data to the cloud.

No more need for VPNs 

With Cloud IAP, you can grant access to employees or vendors without worrying about unreliable VPNs that require client-side installs. Admins can now determine who should be able to access each application based on the app’s unique security considerations. Additionally, applications deployed behind Cloud IAP require no code changes — you can simply deploy and turn on Cloud IAP, and your application is protected.

Interested in giving it a try? Check out the step-by-step instructions on how to get started here.

We hope Cloud IAP makes it possible for more organizations to spend less time worrying about security and more time on the things that matter — like developing apps that grow their business.
Quelle: Google Cloud Platform