CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Using gRPC Swift for Container Agents in Apple Containerization

Explore how Apple leverages gRPC Swift for container agent communication, enabling cross-platform runtime configuration and simplified language stacks in containerization projects.

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

An Introduction to Google Cloud Platform

Explore Google Cloud's compute and networking capabilities, VM families, advanced networking features, and global infrastructure for high-performance scalable applications.

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

Building Production-Ready LLM Integrations With MCP Over gRPC

Unlock robust, scalable LLM integrations using Model Context Protocol (MCP) with gRPC for production-ready applications with efficient architectural patterns.

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

Load Balancing in gRPC

Explore client-side load balancing in gRPC, covering built-in policies, custom implementations, and ideal deployment scenarios for distributed systems.

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

Using a Service Mesh With gRPC

Explore how gRPC integrates with service meshes, understanding different architectures and their benefits for solving real-world problems in Kubernetes and beyond.

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

Handling Traffic Spikes Through Automated Prioritized Load Shedding

Discover Netflix's automated load shedding system that prioritizes requests during traffic spikes, optimizing cluster resources while preventing overload events in gRPC services.

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

gRPC - New Features and the Road Ahead

Discover gRPC's latest updates and 2025 roadmap from maintainer Richard Belleville, exploring impactful ecosystem changes and how to leverage new features in your projects.

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

Overview of gRPC - Modern Remote Procedure Call Framework

Discover gRPC's core principles, HTTP/2 streaming, and Protocol Buffers for building high-performance microservices and real-time distributed systems.

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

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

A Leap Forward in Kubernetes Networking and Observability with Calico Open Source

Explore Calico Open Source 3.30's latest Kubernetes networking and observability features, including network flow logs, Whisker UI, staged policies, and enhanced gateway functionality.

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

One API to Rule Them All - Building a Unified Platform with Kubernetes Aggregation

Discover how to build a unified platform using Kubernetes Aggregation Layer, integrating Helm and Operators without etcd for dynamic APIs and real-time billing systems.

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

CNL - Bringing Agentic AI to Cloud Native with Kagent and Kyverno

Discover how to build AI agents for Kubernetes operations using kagent and Kyverno, enabling intelligent policy automation and cluster management without manual intervention.

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

Network-level and Identity-based Observability with Calico Open Source

Discover network-level observability in Kubernetes with Calico Open Source through live demos covering troubleshooting, security policies, and zero trust foundations.

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