Transforming Aspiring Tech Apprentices into Industry-Ready Professionals
Transforming Aspiring Tech Apprentices into Industry-Ready Professionals
Mirantis Acquired Docker Enterprise Platform Business in November, 2019. In today’s job market, Docker skills are highly sought after, and the Docker Certified Associate (DCA) exam is designed to validate that skillset with real world questions designed by experienced Docker practitioners. As the first exam in a comprehensive multi-tiered professional certification program, the DCA serves as a foundational benchmark for real world Docker skills across the container industry. Need help preparing for the DCA exam? We've curated a Bootcamp tailored to help you in your preparation! Are you ready to prove your Docker skills? Get Docker Certified today!
The Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) program was created by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), in collaboration with The Linux Foundation, to help develop the Kubernetes ecosystem. As one of the highest velocity open source projects, Kubernetes use is exploding. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation is committed to growing the community of Kubernetes Administrators, thereby allowing continued growth across the broad set of companies and organizations that are using Kubernetes.
This certification is for Kubernetes engineers, cloud engineers and other IT professionals responsible for building, deploying, and configuring cloud native applications with Kubernetes.CKAD has been developed by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), to help expand the Kubernetes ecosystem through standardized training and certification. This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that consists of a set of performance-based tasks (problems) to be solved in a command line.
The Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) program provides assurance that a CKS has the skills, knowledge, and competence on a broad range of best practices for securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment and runtime. CKS is a performance-based certification exam that tests candidates’ knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud security in a simulated, real world environment. CKS candidates must have taken and passed the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam prior to attempting the CKS exam.
The Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) course offers a beginner-friendly introduction to Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. Designed for those new to the field, this course covers essential concepts, tools, and practices, empowering you to understand and work with modern cloud environments effectively. Whether you're looking to enhance your skills or start a career in cloud computing, this course provides a solid foundation in Kubernetes and its ecosystem.
Enhance your skills in cloud security with the Kubernetes and Cloud Security Associate (KCSA) course. Dive into the essentials of Kubernetes, learn best practices for securing cloud environments, and gain hands-on experience to protect your applications and data. Perfect for IT professionals looking to boost their expertise in cloud security.
A PCA certification allows candidates to demonstrate their foundational knowledge of best practices for monitoring cloud native applications and infrastructure using Prometheus. It prepares candidates to work with the fundamentals of data monitoring, metrics, alerts, and dashboards using Prometheus. Anyone who works in production, such as SysAdmins, Devs, Ops, SREs and Platform would benefit from this certification. The PCA Certification validates Foundational knowledge of Prometheus architecture, components, and data flow. Skills in configuring and using Prometheus to collect metrics from applications and systems via exporters and knowledge of Prometheus metric types. Ability to query and analyze data using PromQL (Prometheus Query Language) and create basic and advanced queries to derive actionable insights. Understanding of how to configure alert rules and use Alertmanager to send notifications via different channels. Knowledge of monitoring best practices and strategies for effective monitoring in environments like Kubernetes The PCA exam is an entry-level certification designed to validate expertise in metrics collection, querying, and monitoring concepts using Prometheus. A certification proves the candidate is able to set up and manage Prometheus instances and understands the role of Prometheus in the cloud-native ecosystem
Become a Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) and master the skills needed to effectively manage and operate OpenStack environments. This course offers hands-on training and expert guidance, preparing you to confidently tackle real-world challenges and advance your career in cloud computing.
The GitOps Certified Associate (CGOA) certification tests foundational knowledge and skills in implementing and managing GitOps practices within cloud-native environments and validates understanding of GitOps principles, tools, workflows, and benefits in achieving streamlined, reliable, and automated deployments using version control systems. The CGOA Certification demonstrates: Understanding of the core principles of GitOps: Declarative: Describing the desired state of systems using code. Versioned and immutable: Storing system state in Git for traceability and rollback Pulled automatically: Automated reconciliation between desired and actual states Continuously reconciled: Ensuring systems self-heal to match the desired state Proficiency with GitOps tools such as Argo CD, Flux, and Jenkins X. Knowledge of how GitOps integrates with Kubernetes for continuous delivery and infrastructure management. As well as how to deploy and manage Kubernetes applications using GitOps workflows. Ability to create, manage, and troubleshoot GitOps workflows for application and infrastructure delivery. Awareness of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines in a GitOps context. Understanding of how to use GitOps for security and governance: Familiarity with GitOps observability and monitoring tools and techniques Earning the CGOA certification demonstrates a professional’s ability to use GitOps practices to improve automation, reliability, and efficiency in cloud-native and Kubernetes environments. This establishes credibility in adopting GitOps for application delivery and infrastructure management and readiness to implement modern, scalable, and automated deployment workflows. Earning this certification also provides a foundation for more advanced GitOps certifications or DevOps-related credentials.