Merge pull request #338 from dmitchsplunk/main

Further updates to hands-on and solving problems workshops

Author: rcastley

content/en/ninja-workshops/8-docker-k8s-otel/5-dockerize-app.md

@@ -135,7 +135,10 @@ The next stage of the Dockerfile is the build stage.  For this stage, the
 `mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0` image is used, which is also based off of 
 Debian 12 but includes the full [.NET SDK](https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/blob/main/README.sdk.md) rather than just the runtime.  
 
-This stage copies the application code to the build image and then 
+This stage copies the `.csproj` file to the build image, and then uses `dotnet restore` to 
+download any dependencies used by the application. 
+
+It then copies the application code to the build image and 
 uses `dotnet build` to build the project and its dependencies into a 
 set of `.dll` binaries: 
 

content/en/ninja-workshops/9-solving-problems-with-o11y-cloud/1-connect-to-instance.md

@@ -19,3 +19,27 @@ using one of the methods below:
 * Earlier versions of Windows
   * Use Putty 
 
+## Editing Files 
+
+We'll use `vi` to edit files during the workshop.  Here's a quick primer. 
+
+To open a file for editing: 
+
+```bash
+vi <filename> 
+```
+
+* To edit the file, click `i` to switch to **Insert mode** and begin entering text as normal. Use `Esc` to return to **Command mode**. 
+* To save your changes without exiting the editor, enter `Esc` to return to command mode then enter `:w`. 
+* To exit the editor without saving changes, enter `Esc` to return to command mode then enter `:q!`. 
+* To save your changes and exist the editor, enter `Esc` to return to command mode then enter `:wq`. 
+
+See [An introduction to the vi editor](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/introduction-vi-editor) for a comprehensive introduction to `vi`. 
+
+If you'd prefer using another editor, you can use `nano` instead: 
+
+```bash
+nano <filename> 
+```
+
+

content/en/ninja-workshops/9-solving-problems-with-o11y-cloud/3-deploy-sample-app.md

@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ deployment.apps/loadgenerator created
 
 ## Explore the Application
 
+We'll provide an overview of the application in this section.  If you'd like to see the complete source 
+code for the application, refer to the [Observability Workshop repository in GitHub](https://github.com/splunk/observability-workshop/tree/main/workshop/tagging)
+
 ### OpenTelemetry Instrumentation
 
 If we look at the Dockerfile's used to build the credit check and credit processor services, we 
@@ -226,6 +229,8 @@ let's review what the debug exporter has captured by tailing the agent collector
 kubectl logs -l component=otel-collector-agent -f
 ```
 
+Hint: use `CTRL+C` to stop tailing the logs. 
+
 You should see traces written to the agent collector logs such as the following:
 
 ````