CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Shifting Spotify Engineering from Spreadsheets to Backstage

Discover how Spotify created Backstage, an internal developer portal that revolutionized their engineering organization, and learn strategies for adopting it in your own company.

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

Production Workload Identity with SPIRE

Explore SPIRE for secure workload authentication in cloud-native architectures. Learn its core design, implementation in production environments, and upcoming features for enhanced identity management.

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

SIG API Machinery Deep Dive - Applying What We've Learned

Explore Kubernetes API machinery, focusing on Server Side Apply, client usage, extensibility, and SIG structure. Learn about Priority Fairness, health checks, and concurrency limits.

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

Unraveling the Mystery of Versioning Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs)

Explore CRD versioning in Kubernetes, covering lifecycle, upgrades, compatibility, and migration strategies for seamless project evolution and user experience.

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

Storage and Networking: Rook on Multus - Enhancing Performance with Dedicated Networks

Explore Rook-Ceph's use of Multus for dedicated storage networks, boosting performance in baremetal environments. Learn about network topologies, attachment definitions, and compare performance with a live demo.

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

SIG-Multicluster Introduction and Deep Dive - Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Management

Explore SIG-Multicluster's focus on managing multiple Kubernetes clusters across cloud providers. Learn about best practices, current projects, and future directions in multi-cluster deployments.

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

Keeping Up with CVEs: Finding Needles in Haystacks - Practical Vulnerability Assessment

Discover practical approaches to assess product security beyond raw vulnerability numbers, focusing on risk assessment and understanding scanner limitations in container image analysis.

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

Kubernetes SIG CLI: Introduction and Updates

Introduction to Kubernetes SIG CLI, covering kubectl and kustomize maintenance, recent developments, and future plans. Learn about contributing, build processes, and ongoing enhancement proposals.

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

Regulations, Ethics and Messy Data: Tales from an Open Source Analyst

Explore challenges in open source metrics: data reliability, ethical considerations, and navigating regulations while leveraging analytics for project health and sustainability insights.

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

Migrating to Service Mesh at Scale to Support Billions of Dollar Transactions

Discover how Gopay migrated to service mesh architecture to handle billions in transactions, simplify infrastructure, and boost developer productivity through a user-friendly platform.

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

Beyond Namespaces: Virtual Clusters as the Future of Multi-Tenancy

Explore virtual clusters as an advanced multi-tenancy solution for Kubernetes, offering isolated control planes and addressing limitations of namespace-based approaches.

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

How to Put a Database in Kubernetes

Demystifying database deployment in Kubernetes: Learn to deploy relational and NoSQL databases using K8s resources like Storage Classes, Persistent Volumes, and Stateful Sets.

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

Untangling Multi-Cloud Identity and Access with SPIFFE Tornjak

Explore secure multi-cloud workload identity management using SPIFFE/SPIRE and Tornjak, shifting from platform-specific to organization-wide approaches for consistent access across cloud providers.

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

How Event-Driven Autoscaling in Kubernetes Can Combat Climate Change

Explore how Kubernetes event-driven autoscaling and CNCF projects can reduce cloud computing's environmental impact through optimized resource management and green software practices.

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

Securing Content Repositories with The Update Framework (TUF)

Explore secure content delivery using The Update Framework (TUF). Learn about protecting repositories, managing keys, and recovering from compromises. Discover recent developments and implementation updates.

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