Cluster Administration Courses and Certifications

This course will provide you with the tools and insight to administer basic MongoDB deployments with confidence.

• MongoDB University
• 9-10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Apache Kafka Series - Kafka Cluster Setup & Administration

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Hands-On Training on ZooKeeper Quorum Setup, Kafka Cluster Setup and Administration in AWS.

• Udemy
• 4 hours 7 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Stephane Maarek

Apache Kafka Cluster Setup & Administration

Learn to set up and manage Apache Kafka clusters, including Zookeeper configuration, cloud provider considerations, and cluster sizing for optimal performance.

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

IBM Storage Scale Administration

Comprehensive training on administering IBM Storage Scale clusters, covering installation, upgrades, monitoring, security, and performance optimization for IT professionals.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA): Unit 6

Master Kubernetes administration through two full-length practice exams with detailed walkthroughs to assess readiness and identify improvement areas before certification.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Implementing an Auditable Access Control Strategy Using Cluster Certificate Authority Rotation

Learn how to implement a zero-downtime strategy for rotating cluster certificate authorities and downstream certificates in Kubernetes, ensuring secure and auditable access control.

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

Everything Wrong with K8s Authentication and How We Worked Around It

Explore Kubernetes authentication challenges and solutions, including integrating OIDC/LDAP, improving login flows, and enabling federated logins across multiple clusters.

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Pod Security

Explore Pod Security admission in Kubernetes, its key concepts, and practical implementation. Learn how to enforce secure defaults for workloads using this new security-focused API.

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

The Path to Self-Contained CRDs - Advanced Validation and Version Conversion

Explore advanced CRD validation, version conversion, and policy enforcement in Kubernetes using CEL. Learn about current features and future plans for self-contained CRDs.

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

Kubernetes as Service - Extending the Kubernetes Cluster API

Explore Baidu's approach to managing multiple Kubernetes clusters using declarative APIs, addressing challenges in scalability, heterogeneity, and operational complexity.

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

Beyond Cluster-Admin - Getting Started with Kubernetes Users and Permissions

Learn to implement users and permissions in Kubernetes clusters, covering user provisioning methods, RBAC for fine-grained access control, and strategies for both managed and self-hosted environments.

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

Deep Dive - SIG Scheduling

Explore Kubernetes Scheduler internals, advanced features, and customization options for optimal workload placement and resource utilization in clusters.

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

cert-manager - Past, Present and Future

Explore cert-manager's evolution, benefits, and future plans for managing X.509 certificates in Kubernetes with project maintainers. Learn why it's essential for cloud-native environments.

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

Taking Care of Your Control Plane With API Priority and Fairness and Resource Quotas

Discover how to maintain Kubernetes control plane stability using API Priority and Fairness (APF) and Resource Quotas in multi-tenant environments, with practical insights from implementing these tools across hundreds of clusters.

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

DevConf

Extending Clusters to the Edge and Far Edge with Bootable Containers

Explore combining bootc and virtual kubelet projects to extend Kubernetes clusters to edge devices without kubelet overhead, using bootable containers for lightweight device management.

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