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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Kubernetes (CNCF)

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What is an Ethical Hacker?
The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification is offered by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to validate the skills of developers who build, deploy, and maintain applications in Kubernetes environments. This certification focuses on Kubernetes from an application development perspective, specifically for developers working with containerized applications.

Training Outline

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) Training Module:

Core Concepts
- Understanding Kubernetes architecture
- Working with Pods, Deployments, and Namespaces
- Pod life cycle and management
Configuration
- Managing ConfigMaps, Secrets, and environment variables
- Resource requests and limits
- Application deployment configuration
Multi-Container Pods
- Designing multi-container Pods
- Inter-container communication using shared volumes
- Understanding multi-container patterns (e.g., sidecar, ambassador)
Observability
- Managing logs, metrics, and debugging
- Using kubectl commands to troubleshoot and debug applications
- Analyzing application health with liveness and readiness probes
Pod Design
- Designing and deploying Pods efficiently
- Using deployment strategies (rolling updates, canary deployments)
- Managing deployments using ReplicaSets and DaemonSets
Services & Networking
- Creating and managing Kubernetes Services (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer)
- Understanding Service discovery and DNS
- Network policies and ingress/egress control
State Persistence
- Working with Persistent Volumes (PV) and Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)
- Managing StatefulSets and persistent storage for applications
- Storage classes and volume provisioning

Who is it for?

The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification is designed for:

Application Developers who build, deploy, and maintain applications in Kubernetes environments.
Software Engineers focused on cloud-native application development.
DevOps Engineers who work on the deployment and management of containerized applications.
Cloud Engineers involved in managing application lifecycles and scalability in Kubernetes clusters.
Developers interested in validating their skills and knowledge of Kubernetes, specifically in application deployment and maintenance.

Vendor Exam Certification

Exam Overview:

Vendor: Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Exam Code: CKAD
Format: Practical, hands-on exam (online)
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $295 USD (includes one retake)
Languages: English
Passing Score: 66%

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