CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Keynote - Welcome & Opening Remarks

Explore cloud native growth, unsung heroes, and industry trends with CNCF's Executive Director. Gain insights on Kubernetes, diversity, and the evolving tech landscape.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Kubernetes Data Protection WG Intro & Deep Dive

Explore Kubernetes data protection, its current state, future direction, and how to contribute. Learn about backup workflows, restore processes, and key components for effective data management in Kubernetes environments.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Hardening the Kubernetes Software Supply Chain Through Better Transparency

Explore Kubernetes software supply chain hardening through transparency, covering SPDX Bill of Materials, artifact verification, and digital signing. Learn about SIG Release tools for community use.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Kubernetes on Edge - Bringing Your Code to Constrained Places

Explore IoT edge workloads, comparing containers and WebAssembly. Learn deployment strategies, from Kubernetes to specialized platforms, with guidance on choosing the best approach for your project.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Helm - The Charts and the Curious

Explore tools and processes to enhance Helm Chart development and distribution, covering linters, testing tools, automation, supply chain security, and CI integration for improved workflows.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

TAG Observability Update

Explore CNCF's TAG Observability: Join a diverse community shaping the future of cloud-native observability. Learn about opportunities, share experiences, and contribute to ambitious goals in this rapidly expanding domain.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Thanos - Highly Available, Pluggable, Long Term Metric Storage for Everyone

Explore Thanos: a scalable, highly available solution for long-term metric storage, enhancing Prometheus capabilities with multi-cluster telemetry, remote writes, and multi-tenancy features.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

gRPC Proxyless Service Mesh with Security

Explore gRPC's proxyless service mesh with mTLS security, including xDS control plane orchestration, security plugins, and implementation in Google Kubernetes Environment.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

OpenGitOps and the GitOps Working Group - Panel Discussion

Explore GitOps adoption, standardization efforts, and future developments with industry experts. Learn about the CNCF GitOps Working Group's initiatives for defining and advancing GitOps practices and tools.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Testing Kubernetes Clusters - Building Confidence in Your Changes

Discover strategies for testing Kubernetes clusters, focusing on building custom test suites using Sonobuoy and Spinnaker to ensure reliability and functionality for developers.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Building Prometheus Metrics Support in OpenTelemetry

Explore OpenTelemetry's metrics pipeline development, focusing on Prometheus compatibility, data models, and enhancements to ensure full interoperability in cloud-native observability.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Intro and Deep Dive to the CNF Working Group

Explore best practices for Cloud Native Network Functions on Kubernetes, covering portability, flexibility, and automation. Learn about challenges, use cases, and how to contribute to the CNF Working Group.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Tools That I Wish Existed 3 Years Ago To Build a SaaS Offering

Discover essential tools for building SaaS offerings on Kubernetes, including Crossplane, Helm, CloudEvents, Knative, and Tekton. Learn to create multi-cloud friendly abstractions and streamline development.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

SIG-Scheduling Intro and Deep Dive

Explore Kubernetes SIG-Scheduling: kube-scheduler, plugins, and descheduler. Learn about core scheduling flow, customization options, and ongoing community efforts to enhance pod-to-node assignment.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Kubernetes Vulnerabilities

Explore Kubernetes vulnerabilities, their patterns, and security trends. Gain insights into classification, root causes, and community efforts to enhance K8s security posture.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk