This exam is an online, proctored, multiple-choice exam.
Online resources that will help you prepare for taking the Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) exam.
Disclaimer: This is not likely a comprehensive list as the exam will be a moving target with the fast pace of k8s development - please make a pull request if there something wrong, should be added, or updated.
- Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)
- Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
These are the exam objectives you review and understand in order to pass the test.
- Including resources, architecture, APIs, containers, and scheduling
- Kubernetes Architecture explained | Kubernetes Tutorial 15
- Kubernetes API Explained
- Kubernetes for Beginners - Docker Introduction in 15 Minutes
- Containers for Beginners
- How Does The Kuberenetes Scheduler Work?
- How the Kubernetes scheduler works
- Including container orchestration fundamentals, runtime, security, networking, service mesh, and storage
- Container Orchestration Explained
- OCI, CRI, ??: Making Sense of the Container Runtime Landscape in Kubernetes
- Container Security Explained
- Pods and Containers - Kubernetes Networking
- What is a service mesh
- The Container Storage Interface
- Including cloud native architecture fundamentals, autoscaling, serverless, community & governance, personas, and open standards
- What is Cloud Native?
- What is Cloud Native? | Cloud Native Vs Traditional Application
- Kubernetes cluster autoscaling for beginners
- What Is Serverless
- Telemetry & observability, Prometheus, and cost management
- How Prometheus Monitoring works | Prometheus Architecture explained
- Observability vs. APM vs. Monitoring
- Reducing your Kubernetes Cloud Spend
- FinOps Summit: Cost Visibility and Optimization in Kubernetes
- Application delivery fundamentals, GitOps, and CI/CD