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Getting CKAD Certified with RX-M
RX-M offers two ways to get the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification. Our CKAD certified trainers can deliver the boot camp and proctor the exam for your team privately, on-site at your organization, or just enroll in one of our public CKAD boot camps.
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) program was created by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), in collaboration with The Linux Foundation (LF), to help develop the Kubernetes ecosystem.
RX-M is a Linux Foundation Authorized Training Partner (ATP), part of the founding class of Kubernetes Certified Service Providers (KCSP) and Kubernetes Training Partners (KTP), and a charter member of the CNCF. We are uniquely positioned as unbiased & market neutral.
All of RX-M's CKAD Bootcamps are led by Certified Kubernetes Application Developers.
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Boot Camp with Exam
This course is designed to provide technology staff with an in-depth look at developing, configuring, and exposing Cloud Native Applications for Kubernetes. Participants will learn the essential facets of Kubernetes as well as critical components associated with the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam.
Who should attend?
Developers, Information Technology (IT) and Quality Assurance (QA) Staff, Technical Managers, Site/Service Reliability Engineers (SRE), Release Engineers (RE), DevOps and Build Personnel
Format
Live instructor-led training (ILT); lecture, hands-on labs, student exercises, and demos
Delivery
Available for instructor-led (ILT) in-person/on-site training or virtual instructor-led (VILT) delivery. Additional open enrollment options (below) are available for this course.
What attendees will learn
This course is designed to prepare technical staff for the CKAD exam with an in-depth look at:
- Define Kubernetes application resources
- Cloud Native Application configuration for Kubernetes
- Manage persistent state
- Observability with monitoring, logging, and probes
- Kubernetes Services and Networking
- Debug and troubleshoot applications
Prerequisites
Suggested prerequisites for the CKAD Kubernetes Boot Camp are our Docker Foundation and Kubernetes Foundation courses or equivalent knowledge of containers, images, container orchestration, and Kubernetes architecture. The attendee should also have some practical experience, production or otherwise, with Kubernetes (RX-M offers self study materials that can be used to prepare for the class). Each attendee must provide their own laptop with the ability to run a 64-bit virtual machine. Unconstrained internet access is also required to complete the student hands-on lab exercises.
Upcoming Open Enrollments for the CKAD Boot Camp with Exam
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Boot Camp with Exam
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Boot Camp with Exam
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Boot Camp with Exam
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Boot Camp with Exam
Contact us to request more information about a Kubernetes CKAD Boot Camp with the CKAD Exam or to inquire about booking a custom boot camp for your team.
Frequently Asked Questions about Open Enrollment Courses
The RX-M Approach
Bring a neutral perspective
We bring a market neutral perspective to every engagement, taking no stake in any of the competing cloud native platforms, components or solutions so we can offer unbiased insights to our clients
Practice what we teach
We are a multi-cloud company consisting of prominent open source contributors with large-scale software engineering experience, actively contributing to the evolution of next-gen software architectures, application management, and platforms
Be solution focused
RX-M has the unique ability to deliver purpose-built, solution-based training in the form of custom curriculum that aligns with each of our client's specific desired outcomes so your team has the skills needed to accelerate your business