Elton Stoneman
Pluralsight Author
          
            Elton is a 10-time Microsoft MVP, author, trainer and speaker. He spent most of his career as a consultant working in Microsoft technologies, architecting and delivering complex solutions for industry leaders. He has delivered APIs on Azure serving millions of clients daily, Big Data solutions processing billions of events weekly, and cutting-edge solutions powered by containers. Elton's experience with .NET goes from .NET 1.0 running on Windows Server, right up to .NET Core running on Linux. When Docker emerged as the best way to run applications, Elton made containers his focus, and now he works for Docker. He travels the world helping people understand what containers, Kubernetes and DevOps can do for them and their software delivery.
          
          Topics Authored
            IT Ops
              
            
              Software Development
              
            
              Data Professional
              
            Courses Authored
38
          Total Ratings
5987
          Avg Course Ratings
4.5
          Courses by Elton
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                          Course
                        SRE: Measuring and Optimizing Reliability
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 24m
                      
                        Sep 12, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Resiliency and Automation
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 34m
                      
                        Aug 07, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Monitoring and Observability
                        Beginner
                      
                        2h 17m
                      
                        Jun 30, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Concepts and Principles
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 59m
                      
                        Apr 30, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): The Big Picture
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 51m
                      
                        Apr 15, 2024
                      (114)
                  
                          Course
                        Managing Apps on Kubernetes with Istio
                        Intermediate
                      
                        3h 52m
                      
                        Feb 02, 2024
                      (30)
                  
                          Course
                        Handling Data and Stateful Applications in Docker and Kubernetes
                        Intermediate
                      
                        3h 38m
                      
                        Jun 08, 2022
                      (29)
                  
                          Course
                        Incorporating Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in Your System Design
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 37m
                      
                        Nov 19, 2021
                      (71)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring Containerized Application Health with Docker
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 43m
                      
                        Jul 27, 2021
                      (146)
                  
                          Course
                        IDisposable Best Practices for C# Developers
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 17m
                      
                        May 13, 2021
                      (216)
                  
                          Course
                        Deploying Containerized Applications
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 58m
                      
                        Mar 05, 2021
                      (113)
                  
                          Course
                        Preparing Docker Apps for Production
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 55m
                      
                        Dec 14, 2020
                      (49)
                  
                          Course
                        Instrumenting Applications with Metrics for Prometheus
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 3m
                      
                        Sep 23, 2020
                      (46)
                  
                          Course
                        Getting Started with Prometheus
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 49m
                      
                        Jun 24, 2020
                      (234)
                  
                          Course
                        Using Declarative Jenkins Pipelines
                        Beginner
                      
                        2h 5m
                      
                        May 01, 2020
                      (191)
                  
                          Course
                        Using and Managing Jenkins Plugins
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 24m
                      
                        Apr 03, 2020
                      (79) 
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                          Course
                        SRE: Measuring and Optimizing Reliability
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 24m
                      
                        Sep 12, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Resiliency and Automation
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 34m
                      
                        Aug 07, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Monitoring and Observability
                        Beginner
                      
                        2h 17m
                      
                        Jun 30, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        SRE: Concepts and Principles
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 59m
                      
                        Apr 30, 2025
                      
                  
                          Course
                        Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): The Big Picture
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 51m
                      
                        Apr 15, 2024
                      (114)
                  
                          Course
                        Managing Apps on Kubernetes with Istio
                        Intermediate
                      
                        3h 52m
                      
                        Feb 02, 2024
                      (30)
                  
                          Course
                        Handling Data and Stateful Applications in Docker and Kubernetes
                        Intermediate
                      
                        3h 38m
                      
                        Jun 08, 2022
                      (29)
                  
                          Course
                        Incorporating Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) in Your System Design
                        Intermediate
                      
                        1h 37m
                      
                        Nov 19, 2021
                      (71)
                  
                          Course
                        Monitoring Containerized Application Health with Docker
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 43m
                      
                        Jul 27, 2021
                      (146)
                  
                          Course
                        IDisposable Best Practices for C# Developers
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 17m
                      
                        May 13, 2021
                      (216)
                  
                          Course
                        Deploying Containerized Applications
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 58m
                      
                        Mar 05, 2021
                      (113)
                  
                          Course
                        Preparing Docker Apps for Production
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 55m
                      
                        Dec 14, 2020
                      (49)
                  
                          Course
                        Instrumenting Applications with Metrics for Prometheus
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 3m
                      
                        Sep 23, 2020
                      (46)
                  
                          Course
                        Getting Started with Prometheus
                        Beginner
                      
                        1h 49m
                      
                        Jun 24, 2020
                      (234)
                  
                          Course
                        Using Declarative Jenkins Pipelines
                        Beginner
                      
                        2h 5m
                      
                        May 01, 2020
                      (191)
                  
                          Course
                        Using and Managing Jenkins Plugins
                        Intermediate
                      
                        2h 24m
                      
                        Apr 03, 2020
                      (79) 
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                        C# Extension MethodsRETIRED
Beginner
1h 26m
Oct 10, 2025(287)
                  
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                        Real World Big Data in AzureRETIRED
Intermediate
5h 21m
Dec 17, 2024(192)
                  
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                        Serverless Programming with Fn ProjectRETIRED
Beginner
1h 36m
Dec 05, 2024(12)
                  
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                        Developing .NET Framework Apps with DockerRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 34m
Dec 02, 2024(45)
                  
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                        HDInsight Deep Dive: Storm, HBase, and HiveRETIRED
Intermediate
4h 13m
Jun 17, 2024(75)
                  
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                        Hadoop for .NET DevelopersRETIRED
Beginner
2h 53m
Jun 14, 2024(44)
                  
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                        Modernizing .NET Framework Apps with DockerRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 42m
May 10, 2024(86)
                  
                          Course
                        Site Reliability Engineering (SRE): The Big PictureRETIRED
Beginner
1h 41m
Apr 15, 2024(473)
                  
                          Course
                        Managing Apps on Kubernetes with IstioRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 34m
Feb 09, 2024(222)
                  
                          Course
                        Getting Started With UbuntuRETIRED
Beginner
3h 36m
Jul 07, 2023(372)
                  
                          Course
                        Handling Data and Stateful Applications in DockerRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 15m
Mar 16, 2023(75)
                  
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                        Five Essential Tools for Building REST APIsRETIRED
Beginner
2h 56m
Jul 31, 2021(356)
                  
                          Course
                        Message Queue Fundamentals in .NETRETIRED
Intermediate
7h 26m
Jul 31, 2021(435)
                  
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                        Getting Started with Docker DatacenterRETIRED
Beginner
1h 35m
Jul 01, 2021(18)
                  
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                        Managing Load Balancing and Scale in Docker Swarm Mode ClustersRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 58m
Jul 01, 2021(39)
                  
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                        Executable Specifications: End-to-End Acceptance Testing With SpecFlowRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 56m
Jul 01, 2021(175)
                  
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                        IDisposable Best Practices for C# DevelopersRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 7m
Jun 29, 2021(715)
                  
                          Course
                        Caching in the .NET Stack: Inside-OutRETIRED
Intermediate
4h 45m
Apr 19, 2021(214)
                  
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                        Managing Azure IaaS with PowerShellRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 41m
Mar 24, 2021(44)
                  
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                        Nginx and PHP FundamentalsRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 52m
Apr 23, 2020(210)
                  
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                        C# Extension MethodsRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 9m
Oct 03, 2019(473)
                  
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                        Implementing the Reactive Manifesto with Azure and AWSRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 54m
Apr 22, 2019(107)