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Is it team of specialists helping projects or is it an offering?  \nHow can the ARCOS community be leveraged to make such a service successful?  \nWhat should infra providers such as ARDC or Pawsey do in order to make kubernetes adoption easy?  \nHow can it be sustainably supported?  \nSkills Initiative  \nAs an community effort, we have been offering Training and Certification vouchers to interested ARCOS members.  \nAs skills upgrade plays major role in adoption of containers and Kubernetes in research sector, How can we improve on the skills initiative?  \nHow can this help projects on the journey of Kubernetes adoption?  \nWhich certifications are beneficial CKA, CKAD or the CKS? And do you recommend any other certifications?  \nDoes certification provide some sense of confidence to RSEs as in professional development and ability to handle the project implementation?  \nHow could ARCOS promote skills around containers in the research sector?  \nHacky Sessions  \nTechnical challenges are often prompted by ARCOS members ! A suggestion was to organise Hacky Sessions .  \nWhat is the format of Hacky session?  \nHow can we foster collaboration through hacky sessions?  \nHow can the community derive benefits by running hacky sessions?  \nSESSION 2  \nCollaboration on SciDir","cbCaivtTLxJ8ReBA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivtTLxJ8ReBA","pdf",1142875,16,"English","# Part I\n## ARCOS Community overview\n### Activities Highlights\n## Shaping the future\n# Part II\n## Collaboration on SciDir: A Scientific Software Distribution Project\n## ARCOS","[{\"question\":\"What is ARCOS and what problem does it address in Australian research?\",\"answer\":\"ARCOS is a community driven by national institutions to establish a national Kubernetes service and promote container use in research. 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