You're reading from Becoming KCNA Certified Build a strong foundation in cloud native and Kubernetes and pass the KCNA exam with ease

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804613399

Length 306 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Kubernetes

Concepts

Cloud Native

Author (1):

Dmitry Galkin

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: The Cloud Era

2. Chapter 1: From Cloud to Cloud Native and Kubernetes FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Overview of CNCF and Kubernetes Certifications

4. Part 2: Performing Container Orchestration

5. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Containers

6. Chapter 4: Exploring Container Runtimes, Interfaces, and Service Meshes

7. Part 3: Learning Kubernetes Fundamentals

8. Chapter 5: Orchestrating Containers with Kubernetes

9. Chapter 6: Deploying and Scaling Applications with Kubernetes

10. Chapter 7: Application Placement and Debugging with Kubernetes

11. Chapter 8: Following Kubernetes Best Practices

12. Part 4: Exploring Cloud Native

13. Chapter 9: Understanding Cloud Native Architectures

14. Chapter 10: Implementing Telemetry and Observability in the Cloud

15. Chapter 11: Automating Cloud Native Application Delivery

16. Part 5: KCNA Exam and Next Steps

17. Chapter 12: Practicing for the KCNA Exam with Mock Papers

18. Chapter 13: The Road Ahead

19. Assessments

20. Index

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About the KCNA exam

As you might remember from Chapter 2, KCNA is an entry-level exam offered by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), followed by much harder Certified Kubernetes Administrator/Certified Kubernetes Administrator Developer (CKA/CKAD) and Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) certifications. Despite being a theoretical, multi-choice exam, KCNA assumes basic knowledge of kubectl commands, Kubernetes resources, architecture, and features. Almost half (46%) of the exam is about Kubernetes, and it is not recommended to attempt the exam if you have not done any hands-on exercises from this book or if you have zero prior K8s experience.

Unlike CKA, CKAD, and CKS, KCNA is broader and tests other domains and competencies, including Cloud Native and microservice architectures, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), observability, and more. However, even without any practical experience with Prometheus, Jaeger, Argo CD, or Helm, you’ll...