Table of Contents

From Cloud to Cloud Native and Kubernetes

Cloud Native Computing Foundation and Kubernetes Certifications

Getting Started with Containers

Exploring Container Runtimes, Interfaces and Service Meshes

Orchestrating Containers with Kubernetes

Deploying and Scaling Containers

Application Placement and Debugging with Kubernetes

Following Kubernetes Best Practices

Understanding Cloud Native Architectures

Implementing Telemetry and Observability in the Cloud

Automating Cloud Native Application delivery

Practicing for the KCNA Exam with Mock Papers

The Road Ahead

About the Author

Dmitry Galkin is a cloud expert and a founder at Cloudification. For 12+ years he has been working with cloud technologies, cloud native solutions, DevOps, infrastructure, and service automation domains in a variety of roles. He has consulted international enterprises and supported small startups, mentored students, and developed IT certification programs for non-profit organizations as a subject matter expert. Dmitry is an open-source contributor, and he holds more than 10 professional certifications including all 4x Kubernetes certifications from CNCF (namely, KCNA, CKA, CKAD and CKS). He is based in Berlin and holds Master of Science degree from the University of Bremen, Germany.