CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Delivering Optimal Out-of-Box Experiences

A focused talk on delivering an optimal out-of-box experience.

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

Feathr - An Open Source, Battle-Tested, Scalable and Enterprise-Grade Feature Store

A look at Feathr’s production feature store, from native feature transformations to the design and performance techniques behind its machine learning platform.

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

How to Achieve Actual GitOps with Terraform and Flux

See how Flux’s Terraform Controller uses Kubernetes reconciliation to keep Terraform-defined infrastructure aligned with its desired state.

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

Cloudy With a Chance of Chaos - Verifying the Resiliency of Cloud-Native Applications

Explains how to run realistic chaos experiments on cloud-native applications that use managed services and hide access to underlying machines.

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

Securing Kubernetes Clusters: A Collaborative Approach to Self-Assessment

A community-led security assessment of Cluster API uses data-flow diagrams and threat modeling to identify risks and guide improvements across Kubernetes projects.

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

How to Build a Distributed System and Should You - Lessons from Production

A production system’s builders recount the mistakes behind its eventual consistency design and explain why creating their own system made sense.

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

Get Projects Approved by Articulating the Business Value of Cloud Native Solutions

Three customer stories show how cloud native systems speed application delivery and insurance claims while making retail operations more resilient.

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

Balancing Yin and Yang in Open Source Software - Community and Company Perspectives

Strategies for employers to align business value with sustained contribution to upstream open source communities.

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

Migrating From Single-Node Kubernetes Control Plane to HA in Production

A production migration from single-node to highly available Kubernetes control planes, including cluster architecture and Day 2 operations.

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

The Course of True Community Management Never Did Run Smooth - A One-Act Play

Two practitioners compare their approaches to caring for open source communities, including how kindness and accessibility shape community practices.

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

Running Observability as a Service with Thanos

See how Thanos extends Prometheus APIs and storage for scalable, multi-cluster, multi-tenant observability delivered as an internal service.

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

Windows HostProcess Containers for Configuration and Beyond

Use HostProcess containers to configure and debug Windows cluster hosts, with examples in CNI networking, logging, and on-demand monitoring.

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

Kubernetes Community Days: Impact, Organization, and Benefits

Learn how Kubernetes Community Days bring newcomers into the cloud native community, and what organizers should know to start an event in their region.

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

API Evolution with CRDs: Best Practices for Authoring and Fuzz Testing APIs

Learn how to evolve Kubernetes CustomResourceDefinition APIs through schema validation, backward-compatibility checks, and fuzz and integration testing.

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

Staring Into the Abyss With the Security Technical Advisory Group

An introduction to the CNCF Security TAG, its scope, community work, and ways to get involved in cloud-native security.

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