Cloud Native Certification Prep

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Designing, building, and deploying cloud native applications.

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS)

Securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms.

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)

Foundational knowledge of cloud native ecosystem and Kubernetes.

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate (KCSA)

Security concepts within the cloud native ecosystem.

Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA)

Observability, PromQL, and Alerting with Prometheus.

Istio Certified Associate (ICA)

Service Mesh, Traffic Management, and Security with Istio.

Cilium Certified Associate (CCA)

Networking, Observability, and Security with Cilium.

Certified Argo Project Associate (CAPA)

GitOps, Continuous Delivery, and Workflows with Argo.

Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA)

GitOps principles, terminology, and practices.

Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)

Developer portals, catalog management, and plugins with Backstage.

OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)

Telemetry data, instrumentation, and observability with OpenTelemetry.

Kyverno Certified Associate (KCA)

Policy management, validation, and mutation with Kyverno.

Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate (CNPA)

Fundamentals of platforms, portals, and engineering.

Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE)

Advanced platform engineering, toolchains, and lifecycles.

Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)

Essential Linux system administration and operation.