CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Handling Node Churn in Karpenter: Efficient Scaling for Large EKS... Shivani Mehrotra & Chetan Saini

Learn how to effectively manage node churn in large Amazon EKS clusters using Karpenter, an open-source Kubernetes autoscaler, in this 27-minute conference talk from CNCF. Discover practical strategies for optimizing node provisioning and minimizing chur…

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

Security: The Thing That Everyone... Bhavani Indukuri, Sonali Srivastava, Ram Iyengar & Anusha Hegde

Explore a candid panel discussion that tackles the reality of security in cloud native environments, featuring industry experts who share honest perspectives on why security often becomes a reactive afterthought rather than a proactive priority. Discover…

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

Rook: Intro and Deep Dive Wi... Subham Rai, Nikhil Ladha, Rakshith R, Nitin Goyal & Deepika Upadhyay

Syllabus: Rook: Intro and Deep Dive Wi... Subham Rai, Nikhil Ladha, Rakshith R, Nitin Goyal & Deepika Upadhyay

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

Sandboxing Agentic AI With LSM-BPF - Rahul Jadhav, Accuknox

Syllabus: Sandboxing Agentic AI With LSM-BPF - Rahul Jadhav, Accuknox

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

Minimal OS, Maximum Impact - Journey To a Flatcar Maintainer

Discover how to contribute to Flatcar Container Linux, from identifying first issues to becoming a maintainer of this minimal, auto-updating OS designed for containers.

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

Freeze, Investigate, Recover - Unlocking Forensic Container Checkpointing With CRI-U

Discover how to enhance Kubernetes resilience using CRIU for forensic container checkpointing, enabling secure state capture, analysis, and recovery with minimal downtime.

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

Inside Vitess: Building Resilient, Distributed Databases - Harshit Gangal, PlanetScale

Learn about Vitess, a powerful database scaling solution, in this 34-minute conference talk that serves as a comprehensive introduction to building resilient, distributed databases. Discover what Vitess is, how it operates, and why it stands out as an ef…

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

Kubernetes Policy as Code for Platform Engineers

Explore the power of Policy as Code (PaC) using Kyverno to automate and enforce configurations directly within the Kubernetes control plane in this 33-minute conference talk. Learn how to define, deploy, and manage policies as code to enable proactive ri…

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

Who Let the Pods Out? Extending Kubernetes with Custom Controllers and CRDs

Discover how to extend Kubernetes with Custom Resource Definitions and controllers to create native abstractions that automate workflows and enhance developer experience.

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

Multi-Layered Guardrails for Cloud Native AI - Enforcing Compliance and Safety at Scale

Discover multi-layered AI guardrails using Kubernetes, Istio, and knowledge graphs to enforce compliance, safety, and transparency in cloud-native AI applications at scale.

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

Children's Guide to LLMs on Kubernetes

Discover the fundamentals of Large Language Models and learn how to deploy them on Kubernetes with beginner-friendly explanations, practical vLLM demos, and cloud-native AI insights.

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

Fine-Grained Authorization - The Missing Piece in Agentic AI Security

Discover how Fine-Grained Authorization secures AI agents with contextual permissions, preventing data leakage while maintaining performance in RAG and agentic systems.

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

Cloud Native GenAI Using KServe and OPEA - Johnu George & Gavrish Prabhu, Nutanix

Syllabus: Cloud Native GenAI Using KServe and OPEA - Johnu George & Gavrish Prabhu, Nutanix

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

Choose Your Shield - Evaluating Linux Security Modules for Cloud Native Ecosystems

Explore Linux Security Modules (SELinux, AppArmor, BPF-LSM) for cloud native security through KubeArmor's lens, comparing performance, security capabilities, and operational complexity.

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

How Intuit Streamlined AI/ML Inference Workflows on Kubernetes

Discover how Intuit built Numaflow, a Kubernetes-native platform that simplifies real-time ML inference on streaming data, reducing overhead and accelerating deployment workflows.

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