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Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate
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Introduction to Kubernetes (LFS158)
by Linux Foundation
Get an in-depth primer on this powerful system for managing containerized applications in a clustered environment.
Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure Technologies (LFS151)
by Linux Foundation
Get a fundamental understanding of today's top open source cloud technology options.
Introduction to Cilium (LFS146)
by Linux Foundation
Get a practical introduction to using Cilium as the networking plug-in for Kubernetes.
Kubernetes for Developers (2024)
by VMware Tanzu
FREE - Containers and Kubernetes for building platforms
Operating OpenShift: An SRE Approach (2024)
by Red Hat
FREE - Managing platform infrastructure with SRE practices
The Modern DevOps Lifecycle (2024)
by Red Hat
FREE - Shifting CI/CD and application architectures for platforms
CI/CD with Kubernetes (2023)
by CNCF / The New Stack
FREE - Best practices for building platform pipelines
State of Kubernetes 2023 (2023)
by VMware Tanzu
FREE - Industry insights for platform engineers
Platform Engineering on Kubernetes (2024)
by Mauricio Salatino
Complete guide to platform engineering - essential for CNPA
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition (2024)
by Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais
Organizing teams for fast flow - essential for platform teams
Kubernetes: Up and Running, 3rd Edition (2024)
by Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower, Lachlan Evenson
Kubernetes fundamentals for platform engineers
Cloud Native DevOps with Kubernetes, 2nd Edition (2024)
by John Arundel, Justin Domingus
Building and scaling platforms in the cloud
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