February 2021
Intermediate to advanced
188 pages
4h 23m
English
Content preview from Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Study Guide
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Chapter 1. Exam Details and Resources
In this introductory chapter, I want to address the most burning questions frequently asked by candidates planning to prepare and successfully pass the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam. We won’t discuss the actual Kubernetes concepts or how to apply them yet, but rather talk about the certification and the necessary skills at a high level.
Exam Objectives
More and more application developers find themselves in projects transitioning from a monolithic architectural model to bite-sized, cohesive, and containerized microservices. There are pros and cons to both approaches, but we can’t deny that Kubernetes has become the de facto runtime platform for deploying and operating applications without needing to worry about the underlying physical infrastructure.
Nowadays, it’s no longer the exclusive responsibility of an administrator or release manager to deploy and monitor their applications in target runtime environments. Application developers need to see their applications through from development to operation. Some organizations like Netflix live and breathe this culture, so you, the application developer, are fully responsible for making design decisions as well as fixing issues in production. It’s more important than ever to understand the capabilities of Kubernetes, how to apply the relevant concepts properly, and how to interact with the platform.
The CKAD exam has been designed specifically for application developers ...
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