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From Zero to Cloud-Native: Why KCNA is the Ultimate Starting Point

KCNA certification provides a structured foundation in modern cloud infrastructure without requiring prior hands-on experience. ...

Karthi Palanisamy | May 8, 2025 | certification, KCNA, kubernetes

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CNCF Adds Additional Cloud Native Certifications

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) at the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 conference today made two platform engineering certificates designed for IT professionals ...

Mike Vizard | April 2, 2025 | certification, cncf, kubernetes, learning

CNCF and Tetrate Branch Out to Offer Istio Certification

IT professionals now have the opportunity to become an Istio Certified Associate (ICA) with an industry-standard certification exam ...

Erik Frieberg | October 19, 2023 | certification, cncf, Istio, Istio Certified Professional, service mesh, Tetrate

KCNA Certification Addresses Kubernetes Skills Shortage

The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) have combined their respective training expertise to create a Kubernetes certification for IT professionals. IT professionals that pass the Kubernetes and Cloud ...

Mike Vizard | November 24, 2021 | certification, cloud native, cncf, kubernetes

D2iQ Launches Online Kubernetes Training Platform

D2iQ has made available an interactive platform dubbed Conductor that provides IT teams with access to both online course materials and hands-on training to enable IT professionals to learn how to master ...

Mike Vizard | July 24, 2020 | certification, kubernetes, training

Linux Foundation Partners With CNCF on Kubernetes Certs, Training

The Linux Foundation and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) announced today they are collaboratively developing a Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) certification expected to be available in November. At the same time, ...

Mike Vizard | July 15, 2020 | certification, containers, kubernetes, training

Rancher Labs Opens Rancher Academy

Rancher Labs today launched Rancher Academy, a free training program through which IT professionals can be certified on a range of technologies the company provides on top of various distributions of Kubernetes ...

Mike Vizard | May 19, 2020 | certification, education, kubernetes, rancher labs, training

CNCF Launches Kubernetes Certification to Increase Interoperability

Giving containerized app developers standard APIs and protocols is easy enough. How do you actually ensure they follow them? That’s the question the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) aims to answer through ...

Christopher Tozzi | November 20, 2017 | certification, Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, cncf, conformance, container orchestrator, docker, interoperability, kubernetes, open source

Mirantis Launches Combined Docker, Kubernetes Cert Program

As Kubernetes becomes the most widely supported container orchestration engine, demand for IT professionals with Kubernetes expertise is bound to accelerate shortly. To meet that demand, Mirantis has started a vendor-neutral Kubernetes ...