CNPE
Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer
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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 GitOps (LFS169)
by Linux Foundation
Learn how GitOps could help you deploy to a Kubernetes environment with a simple pull request.
Platform Engineering Deep Dive 2025
by TechWorld with Nana
Complete platform engineering overview
Crossplane Tutorial 2025
by DevOps Toolkit
Comprehensive Crossplane deep dive - infrastructure as code
Argo CD Full Course 2025
by TechWorld with Nana
Complete Argo CD tutorial - GitOps for platforms
Building Internal Developer Platforms 2025
by DevOps Toolkit
IDP architecture and implementation
Docker for Beginners
by KodeKloud
Container fundamentals - prerequisite for CNPE
Kubernetes for Beginners
by KodeKloud
Kubernetes basics - prerequisite for CNPE
CKA Course (Recommended before CNPE)
by KodeKloud
CKA certification is highly recommended before CNPE
Argo CD: Up and Running (2025)
by Andrew Block, Christian Hernandez
FREE - Declarative GitOps CD for Kubernetes - essential for platform engineering
Platform Engineering on Kubernetes (2024)
by Mauricio Salatino
Advanced platform engineering - essential for CNPE exam
Crossplane: The Cloud Native Control Plane (2024)
by Viktor Farcic
Infrastructure provisioning with Crossplane
Learning Argo CD (2024)
by Liviu Costea
GitOps with Argo CD for platform engineering
Team Topologies, 2nd Edition (2024)
by Matthew Skelton, Manuel Pais
Organizing teams for fast flow - platform team patterns
Kubernetes: Up and Running, 3rd Edition (2024)
by Brendan Burns, Joe Beda, Kelsey Hightower, Lachlan Evenson
Advanced Kubernetes for platform engineers
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