Book description
Learn how to prepare for and pass the KCNA (Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate) certification exam. This practical guide serves as both a study guide and point of entry for practitioners looking to explore and adopt cloud native technologies. Adrian Gonzalez Sanchez teaches you not only the core technology fundamentals, but also the community and industry that KCNA serves.
With the meteoric rise in cloud adoption, cloud native technologies such as Kubernetes have become the de facto industry standard. Other Kubernetes certifications "CKAD, CKA, and CK" are all geared towards higher level technical proficiency. The KCNA certification exam covers the cloud native environment generally as well as the fundamental Kubernetes skills and knowledge.
This guide helps you learn:
- How to best and most efficiently prepare for the KCNA exam
- The latest cloud native developments and their importance
- The fundamentals of Kubernetes, cloud native development, and related CNCF projects
- The core elements of Kubernetes applications
- The crucial elements of modern cloud native development
- How to differentiate and choose cloud native technologies
- The market value of passing the KCNA exam
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Foreword: An Overview of the Cloud Native Ecosystem
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to the KCNA Certification and Study Guide
- 2. The KCNA Exam as the Starting Point
- 3. CNCF and the New Era of Cloud Native
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4. Essential Concepts for Cloud Native Practitioners
- General Cloud Computing
- Commercialization of Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Infrastructure
- The Virtualization, Containerization, and Orchestration Trifecta
- Relationship Between Cloud Computing and Cloud Native
- Building Cloud Native Applications
- Other Relevant Cloud Native Topics
- Expert Insights from Benjamin Muschko
- Summary
- 5. The Key Role of Kubernetes
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6. Technical Kubernetes Topics
- Kubernetes Basic Concepts: From Containers to Clusters
- Inside Kubernetes Architecture
- Navigating Kubernetes States
- Workload Autoscaling, Kubernetes Events, and Pod Lifecycles
- Kubernetes Observability and Performance
- Kubernetes Storage
- Networking and Service Mesh
- Kubernetes Security
- Other Kubernetes-Related Components
- Main Commands
- Expert Insights: James Spurin
- Summary
- 7. Final Recommendations
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) Study Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2024
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781098169503
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