Dive Into Cloud Native - Containers, Kubernetes And The Kcna

What you'll learn
Master Kubernetes from fundamentals to advanced topics, under the guidance of a CNCF Ambassador. The CNCF are the core maintainers of Kubernetes.
Learn Docker & Containers from the ground up with a recognised Docker Captain. Gain expert skills and practical knowledge.
Comprehensive insights into the world of Cloud Native, a leading-edge technology domain embraced by industry giants such as Google, Meta, and Microsoft.
Dive into Cloud Native Architecture and Practices. Explore the leading approaches that drive efficiency and scalability.
Hands-on Browser based Kubernetes Labs - Enrich your knowledge by practicing all topics, from fundamentals to advanced in your browser.
Learn all of the curriculum required to successfully pass the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate Certification.
Discover Telemetry and Observability with Hands-on Cloud Native experience of Prometheus and Grafana.
Gain knowledge of GitOps and Cloud Native Application Delivery with Hands-on use of Argo CD.
Practice Exams to prepare you for the Kubernetes KCNA Certification!
Prepare yourself with skills that are useful for future qualifications including the Kubernetes CKA & CKAD, Prometheus and GitOps Associate.
Requirements
Basic linux knowledge
A computer or laptop to run the Hands-On Kubernetes labs locally or a browser to run our labs in the cloud
An understanding of terminal basics, i.e. common commands, navigating a shell and editing files in the terminal
Description
Dive Into the world of Kubernetes with the most thorough, current, and detailed course available today. Whether you're starting from scratch or aiming to secure the prestigious Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Certification, you've discovered the ultimate toolkit to propel your expertise and career to new heights!With an Unmatched Array of Resources, Expert Instruction, Dynamic Learning Tools and Practice Exams, you're about to embark on an educational adventure that promises not just knowledge, but an opportunity for transformation into a Certified Kubernetes professional.Why Choose Our KCNA Certification Course?Comprehensive Curriculum: Meticulously crafted to cover every aspect of the CNCF's latest curriculum guidelines, our course ensures you grasp the fundamentals and advanced concepts including Containers, Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud Native technologies. From the basics all the way through to advanced topics, every area is coveredDynamic Learning Experience: Engage with our dynamic educational content, including:In-Depth Video Tutorials: Learn through visually engaging and detailed video lessons, created to the highest level of professionalism. Clarify complex topics and demonstrate real-world applicationsInteractive Browser-Based Labs: Get hands on with our interactive labs that run directly in your browser. Practice as you learn with real Kubernetes environments for every topicQuizzes: Test your knowledge and reinforce learning with targeted quizzes designed to boost your retention and confidenceStudy Tips: Before each video, receive targeted study tips that highlight crucial topics and exam essentials. These guidelines ensure you focus on the most important concepts, optimising your study time and boosting your exam performanceFurther Study: Go beyond the course and dive deeper into specific areas with recommended readings, online resources, and community contributions that will enhance your learning journeyOptional Challenges: Push your limits with optional challenges that encourage you to apply your knowledge. These challenges help to deepen your understanding and use of KubernetesFull-Length Practice Exams: Simulate the actual KCNA exam with 3 comprehensive practice exams that are fully included in the course. Experience the types of questions you're likely to face, ensuring you're prepared on exam dayExpert Guidance: Benefit from the wisdom of your expert instructor, a recognised and respected Kubernetes expert who is both a CNCF Ambassador (the CNCF maintain and manage Kubernetes), a Docker Captain and an ARM Ambassador. You'll be learning from a seasoned expert with knowledge that spans Containers, Docker, Kubernetes and best practices with modern computer architecturesLifetime Access & Updates: Enrol once and receive lifetime access to all course materials, including all future updates. The cloud-native landscape evolves and so does our content, ensuring you stay at the forefront of your fieldInstructor and Community Support: Join a vibrant community of fellow Kubernetes enthusiasts. Exchange ideas, solve challenges together, and network with peers and professionals in our exclusive communitiesWhy should you learn from me? (Hi, James Spurin here, allow me to introduce myself):Embark on your KCNA journey with guidance from a distinguished professional. James Spurin brings over 25 years of rich, diverse experience across the tech landscape, from leading global engineering teams in prestigious financial services organisations to pioneering developments in Software Development, DevOps, Storage Engineering, and Internet Services.James's expertise is not just recognised but celebrated within the tech community. As a CNCF Ambassador, he is recognised by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation itself - the authority that maintains and manages Kubernetes. This recognition is a testament to his profound understanding and commitment to the cloud native ecosystem.James is also recognised as a Docker Captain, known for his influential sessions at DockerCon, insightful blogs, and educational videos featured on the official Docker website.Furthermore, as an ARM Ambassador, James champions best practices in container technologies and multi-architecture patterns, ensuring his teachings are at the forefront of technological innovation.With a passion for education that matches his technical prowess, James has successfully instructed thousands of students across more than 130 countries. His dedication to making high-quality education accessible is evident in his approach to teaching where he prides himself on crafting content that is inclusive and supportive for learners at any level of expertise.As you dive into the world of Kubernetes with James Spurin, you're not just gaining an instructor - you're gaining a mentor whose experience, accolades, and genuine enthusiasm for teaching will inspire and propel you towards achieving your KCNA certification. Join James and step into a learning experience where expertise meets passion, leading you to mastery in Kubernetes and Cloud Native technologies.What you will learn on this course:Learn all about the Cloud Native Ecosystem and how you can make use of this yourself to propel your career, you'll gain comprehensive insights in Cloud Native - a leading-edge technology domain embraced and respected by industry giants such as Google, Meta, and MicrosoftUnderstand the history of containers and the key ingredients in Linux that make containerisation possible. You'll use Docker to run containers, you'll understand the internals of containers and you'll learn how to build your own container images following best practices including multi-stage builds, and building containers that can run across different architecture profiles such as x86 and armYou'll learn Kubernetes from the ground up, you'll build your own Kubernetes multi-node cluster and will learn concepts from fundamentals to advanced, you'll learn and understand the Kubernetes Architecture, you'll make use of Pods, Namespaces, Deployments & ReplicaSets, Services, Jobs, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Labels, the Kubernetes API, RBAC, Scheduling, Storage, StatefulSets, NetworkPolicies and SecurityInstall, manage and configure applications using the Helm Package manager, we'll even explore building our own Helm chartsWe take this even further with hands-on experience of Cloud Native & Kubernetes Telemetry and Observability. We'll make use of the incredible Prometheus and Grafana toolsets within our Kubernetes clusterYou'll learn about Cloud Native GitOps and will explore this yourself with the use of ArgoCD in your Kubernetes ClusterBonus outcomes with this course:As you complete each topic, you'll be challenged with extensive quizzes that support and reinforce your knowledge. These quiz questions have a crossover with the KCNA examination, therefore by completing these quizzes you'll also be preparing yourself for the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate ExamYou'll use the same environment as I use in the course to learn yourself with our interactive hands on labs. No need to waste time building or replicating environments, you'll have the same setup and all of this is provided with a friendly and convenient user interface that will walk you through each of the lab based topics as per the video lessonFurther study provides the opportunity to explore the Kubernetes and Cloud Native ecosystem even further with curated guidanceAt the end of the course we have 3 practice exams that provide questions and answers that cross over with those you're likely to encounter in the KCNA examination. If you're able to successfully complete these exams with a score of 75% or more, you'll be confident in acing the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate certificationAfter taking this course you will be able to:Embark on the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate Certification with complete confidenceUnderstand, make use of and build your own Container Images across multiple architectures. You'll have the confidence to host your own containers on registries such as Docker HubUse Kubernetes, you'll be able to run and develop your own applications that make use of advanced Kubernetes componentsYou'll be confident in using Kubernetes and will be able to manage users, groups and even service accounts through the use of Role Based Access ControlYour knowledge of Kubernetes will surpass basic usage, you'll also be confident making use of the Cloud Native Ecosystem and running more complex applications such as Prometheus, Grafana and ArgoCD
Overview
Section 1: Course and Cloud Native Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction to your Instructor and Course Overview
Lecture 2 What is Cloud Native, the LinuxFoundation and the CNCF - Study Tips
Lecture 3 What is Cloud Native, the LinuxFoundation and the CNCF
Lecture 4 KCNA Exam - Study Tips
Lecture 5 KCNA Exam Overview
Section 2: Cloud Native Architecture Fundamentals
Lecture 6 Cloud Native Architecture Fundamentals - Study Tips
Lecture 7 Cloud Native Architecture Fundamentals
Lecture 8 Cloud Native Architecture Fundamentals - Further Study
Lecture 9 Cloud Native Practices - Study Tips
Lecture 10 Cloud Native Practices
Lecture 11 Cloud Native Practices - Further Study
Lecture 12 Autoscaling - Study Tips
Lecture 13 Autoscaling
Lecture 14 Serverless - Study Tips
Lecture 15 Serverless
Lecture 16 Community and Governance - Study Tips
Lecture 17 Community and Governance
Lecture 18 Cloud Native Personas - Study Tips
Lecture 19 Cloud Native Personas
Lecture 20 Cloud Native Personas - Further Study
Lecture 21 Open Standards - Study Tips
Lecture 22 Open Standards
Section 3: Containers
Lecture 23 Introduction to Containers - Study Tips
Lecture 24 Introduction to Containers
Lecture 25 Docker Desktop Installation and Configuration
Lecture 26 Docker Desktop Installation and Configuration - Challenge
Lecture 27 Container Images
Lecture 28 Container Images - Optional Challenges
Lecture 29 Container Images - Optional Challenges Solutions
Lecture 30 Running Containers
Lecture 31 Running Containers - Optional Challenges
Lecture 32 Running Containers - Optional Challenges Solutions
Lecture 33 Container Networking Services and Volumes
Lecture 34 Container Networking Services and Volumes - Optional Challenge
Lecture 35 Container Networking Services and Volumes - Optional Challenge Solution
Lecture 36 Building Container Images - Part 1
Lecture 37 Building Container Images - Part 2
Lecture 38 Building Container Images - Part 3
Lecture 39 Building Container Images - Optional Challenge
Lecture 40 Building Container Images - Optional Challenge Solution
Section 4: Kubernetes Fundamentals
Lecture 41 Container Orchestration Introduction - Study Tips
Lecture 42 Container Orchestration Introduction
Lecture 43 Kubernetes Architecture - Study Tips
Lecture 44 Kubernetes Architecture
Lecture 45 Kubernetes Lab Overview
Lecture 46 Kubernetes Lab Setup - Docker Desktop Extension
Lecture 47 Kubernetes Lab Setup - Google Cloud Shell
Lecture 48 Kubernetes Lab Setup - Docker Compose
Lecture 49 Kubernetes Lab Setup - Windows Considerations
Lecture 50 Lab Challenge - Installing a k3s Kubernetes Cluster
Lecture 51 Kubernetes Pods - Study Tips
Lecture 52 Kubernetes Pods - Part 1
Lecture 53 Kubernetes Pods - Part 2
Lecture 54 Kubernetes Pods - Part 3
Lecture 55 Kubernetes Pods - Further Study
Lecture 56 Kubernetes Pods - Lab
Lecture 57 Kubernetes Namespaces - Study Tips
Lecture 58 Kubernetes Namespaces
Lecture 59 Kubernetes Namespaces - Lab
Lecture 60 Kubernetes Deployments and ReplicaSets - Study Tips
Lecture 61 Kubernetes Deployments and ReplicaSets
Lecture 62 Kubernetes Deployments and ReplicaSets - Lab
Lecture 63 Kubernetes Services - Study Tips
Lecture 64 Kubernetes Services
Lecture 65 Kubernetes Services - Lab
Lecture 66 Kubernetes Jobs - Study Tips
Lecture 67 Kubernetes Jobs
Lecture 68 Kubernetes Jobs - Lab
Lecture 69 Kubernetes ConfigMaps - Study Tips
Lecture 70 Kubernetes ConfigMaps
Lecture 71 Kubernetes ConfigMaps - Lab
Lecture 72 Kubernetes Secrets - Study Tips
Lecture 73 Kubernetes Secrets
Lecture 74 Kubernetes Secrets - Lab
Lecture 75 Kubernetes Labels - Study Tips
Lecture 76 Kubernetes Labels
Lecture 77 Kubernetes Labels - Lab
Section 5: Kubernetes Deep Dive
Lecture 78 Kubernetes API - Study Tips
Lecture 79 Kubernetes API - Part 1
Lecture 80 Kubernetes API - Part 2
Lecture 81 Kubernetes API - Further Study
Lecture 82 Kubernetes API - Lab
Lecture 83 Kubernetes RBAC - Study Tips
Lecture 84 Kubernetes RBAC - Part 1
Lecture 85 Kubernetes RBAC - Part 2
Lecture 86 Kubernetes RBAC - Part 3
Lecture 87 Kubernetes RBAC - Lab
Lecture 88 Kubernetes RBAC - Further Study
Lecture 89 Kubernetes Scheduling and NodeName - Study Tips
Lecture 90 Kubernetes Scheduling and NodeNode
Lecture 91 Kubernetes Scheduling and NodeName - Further Study
Lecture 92 Kubernetes Scheduling and NodeName - Lab
Lecture 93 Kubernetes Storage - Study Tips
Lecture 94 Kubernetes Storage
Lecture 95 Kubernetes Storage - Further Study
Lecture 96 Kubernetes Storage - Lab
Lecture 97 Kubernetes StatefulSets - Study Tips
Lecture 98 Kubernetes StatefulSets
Lecture 99 Kubernetes StatefulSets - Lab
Lecture 100 Kubernetes NetworkPolicies - Study Tips
Lecture 101 Kubernetes NetworkPolicies
Lecture 102 Kubernetes NetworkPolicies - Lab
Lecture 103 Kubernetes Pod Disruption Budgets - Study Tips
Lecture 104 Kubernetes Pod Disruption Budgets
Lecture 105 Kubernetes Pod Disruption Budgets - Lab
Lecture 106 Kubernetes Security - Study Tips
Lecture 107 Kubernetes Security
Lecture 108 Kubernetes Security - Further Study
Lecture 109 Kubernetes Security - Lab
Lecture 110 Helm and Helm Charts - Study Tips
Lecture 111 Helm and Helm Charts
Lecture 112 Helm and Helm Charts - Lab
Lecture 113 Service Meshes - Study Tips
Lecture 114 Service Meshes
Lecture 115 Service Meshes - No Lab
Section 6: Telemetry and Observability
Lecture 116 Cloud Native Observability - Study Tips
Lecture 117 Cloud Native Observability
Lecture 118 Cloud Native Observability - Further Study
Lecture 119 Prometheus and Grafana - Study Tips
Lecture 120 Prometheus and Grafana - Part 1 - Introduction
Lecture 121 Prometheus and Grafana - Part 2 - Hands on with Prometheus
Lecture 122 Prometheus and Grafana - Part 3 - Hands on with Grafana
Lecture 123 Prometheus and Grafana - Lab
Lecture 124 Cost Management - Study Tips
Lecture 125 Cost Management
Section 7: Cloud Native Application Delivery
Lecture 126 Cloud Native Application Delivery and GitOps - Study Tips
Lecture 127 Cloud Native Application Delivery and GitOps
Lecture 128 Cloud Native Application Delivery and GitOps - Lab
Lecture 129 Cloud Native Application Delivery and GitOps - Further Study
Section 8: Course Quiz Summaries
Lecture 130 Quiz Summaries Overview
Section 9: Practice Exams
Lecture 131 Practice Exams Overview
Lecture 132 Product Summary Cheat Sheet
Section 10: Credits and Thanks
Lecture 133 Credits and Thanks
Learners wishing to gain knowledge of Docker and Containers,Learners wishing to gain knowledge of Kubernetes,Learners wishing to gain knowledge of Cloud Native,Learners wishing to gain knowledge of Prometheus and Grafana,Learners wishing to gain knowledge of Cloud Native GitOps with tools like Argo CD,Anyone who wishes to successfully achieve the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate Certification


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