CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Tossing Our Caps - gRPC Governance Changes and the Path To CNCF Graduation

Discover gRPC's journey to CNCF graduation, exploring new governance structures including the Contributor Ladder and Steering Committee for this mature, industry-wide project.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Experiences With Integration of Io_uring Into gRPC-C++

Discover how Google integrated io_uring into gRPC-C++ for improved performance through syscall batching, buffer pooling, and asynchronous operations compared to epoll.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building a gRPC Proxyless World - How Reddit Scaled Resilience With XDS

Discover how Reddit eliminated proxies using gRPC and XDS integration for multi-cluster service routing, enabling client-local load balancing and smart service discovery across regions.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Navigating the CNCF Landscape - A Guided Approach for Newcomers

Explore the CNCF ecosystem with experts guiding you through key projects, from application creation to deployment and monitoring. Learn effective navigation and contribution tips for your cloud native journey.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Writing Crossplane Providers with Code Generation

Learn to create Crossplane providers using code generation tools, bridging Kubernetes clusters with external APIs and simplifying infrastructure provisioning for applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Komrade: An Open-Source Security Chaos Engineering Tool for Kubernetes

Explore Security Chaos Engineering (SCE) and its application in Kubernetes with Komrade, an open-source tool for proactively identifying system vulnerabilities through controlled experiments.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Making On-Prem Bare-Metal Kubernetes Network Stack Telco Ready

Explore Deutsche Telekom's innovative approach to implementing a network fabric for on-prem bare-metal Kubernetes, supporting their Cluster-as-a-Service offering and demanding applications like 5G core.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Making Sense of Chaos: Implementing Chaos Engineering in a Fintech Company

Discover how GoTo Financial implements chaos engineering to uncover systemic weaknesses, build confidence in complex systems, and comply with financial regulations while maintaining service level objectives.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Harbor - Enterprise Cloud Native Artifact Registry

Explore advanced features of Harbor, an open-source registry for cloud-native artifacts. Learn about image signatures, cloud management, unified Helm and container handling, and high-availability deployments.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Composability in Cloud Native Ecosystems - Compounding Value Through Modular Design

Explore how composability in cloud-native ecosystems drives innovation, accelerates development, and creates compounding business value across various industries.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bypassing Falco - How to Compromise a Cluster without Tripping the SOC

Explore techniques to bypass Falco's default ruleset, enabling stealthy cluster compromise. Learn 9 bypass classes for target enumeration, privilege escalation, and lateral movement without alerting security teams.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

OpenTelemetry: The Road Ahead and Meet the Community

Explore OpenTelemetry's future, recent releases, and roadmap with project leaders. Join a panel discussion and Q&A session to learn about observability advancements and community involvement.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

KubeFlux - An HPC Scheduler Plugin for Kubernetes

Explore KubeFlux, a Kubernetes plugin integrating HPC scheduling capabilities. Learn about its performance benefits and potential for enhancing cloud-based high-performance computing workloads.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Notary v2 - Deep Dive and Open Issues

Explore Notary v2's status, open issues, and future work in this deep dive. Learn about formats, standardization, and security challenges in this community-driven project for improved registry operations.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CRI-O - Secure, Performant, and Boring as Ever

Explore CRI-O's recent improvements in security, performance, and stability for Kubernetes container runtime. Learn about CRI version transitions, container exec probe optimizations, and enhanced security features.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video