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Kubernetes

20 Courses
9 Labs
56 Hours
Skill IQ

Kubernetes continues to be a huge part of the containers scene in IT today. This focused Kubernetes learning path begins with understanding its core concepts and configuration. You'll then explore essential Kubernetes objects such as Pods, Services, and Deployments, providing you with a solid foundation for deploying and managing containerized applications at scale as well as advanced topics and tooling.

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Kubernetes

This section focuses on understanding Kubernetes core concepts and configuration. You'll then explore essential Kubernetes objects such as Pods, Services, and Deployments, providing you with a solid foundation for deploying and managing containerized applications at scale.

Course
Kubernetes Basic Concepts and Configuration
  • by Aaron Rosenmund
  • 45m
  • Jul 14, 2025
Course
Services in Kubernetes
  • by David Clinton
  • 24m
  • Feb 11, 2025
Course
Deployments in Kubernetes
  • by David Clinton
  • 22m
  • Feb 06, 2025
Course
Managing the Kubernetes API Server and Pods
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 3h 44m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Course
Managing Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 2h 48m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Course
Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 2h 50m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Course
Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Networking, Services, and Ingress
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 2h 6m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Course
Maintaining, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Kubernetes
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 2h 14m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Course
Configuring and Managing Kubernetes Security
  • by Anthony Nocentino
  • 2h 16m
  • Feb 21, 2023
Kubernetes Labs

This section focuses on practicing your Kubernetes skills with our Kubernetes labs.

Course
Getting Started in the Lab Environment
  • by Aaron Rosenmund
  • 6m
  • Oct 07, 2021
Lab
Install and Configure Kubernetes
  • 1h 15m
  • Oct 13, 2025
Lab
Deploy a Simple Web Application with Kubernetes
  • 1h 30m
  • Oct 13, 2025
Lab
Configure a Multi-container Pod with Kubernetes
  • 1h 15m
  • Oct 14, 2025
Lab
Scale a Deployment with Kubernetes
  • 1h 30m
  • Oct 13, 2025
Lab
Package Applications with Helm for Kubernetes
  • 1h 30m
  • Oct 14, 2025
Lab
Manage the Kubernetes API Server and Pods
  • 1h 45m
  • Oct 14, 2025
Lab
Manage Kubernetes Controllers and Deployments
  • 1h 15m
  • Oct 14, 2025
Lab
Configure and Manage Kubernetes Storage and Scheduling
  • 1h 30m
  • Oct 13, 2025
Lab
Maintain, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Kubernetes
  • 1h 30m
  • Oct 14, 2025
Kubernetes Advanced Topics and Tooling

This section focuses on advanced Kubernetes topics and Tooling used with Kubernetes.

Course
Simplifying Kubernetes Management with Rancher
  • by Wes Higbee
  • 1h 23m
  • May 23, 2025
Course
Horizontal Pod Autoscaling in Kubernetes
  • by Will Boyd
  • 1h 17m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Designing Dynamic Kubernetes Admission Controllers
  • by Elle Krout
  • 3h 6m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Deploying and Managing a Web Application in Kubernetes with Terraform
  • 2h 18m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Using GitOps to Automate Kubernetes Deployments with Flux 2
  • by Nigel Brown
  • 2h 53m
  • Sep 23, 2022
Course
AIOps Essentials (Autoscaling Kubernetes with Prometheus Metrics)
  • by A Cloud Guru
  • 4h 28m
  • Jul 27, 2024
Course
Getting Started with Linkerd Service Mesh
  • by Justin Boyer
  • 1h 47m
  • Mar 11, 2022
Course
Running Jenkins in Kubernetes
  • by Wes Higbee
  • 1h 32m
  • May 09, 2024
Course
Managing Apps on Kubernetes with Istio
  • by Elton Stoneman
  • 3h 52m
  • Feb 02, 2024
Course
Packaging Applications with Helm for Kubernetes
  • by Philippe Collignon
  • 2h 57m
  • Jun 20, 2022
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What You'll Learn
  • Grasp fundamental Kubernetes concepts
  • How to configure Kubernetes
  • How to work with Pods
  • How to utilize Kubernetes Services
  • How to manage Deployments in Kubernetes
  • Manage apps on Kubernetes Using Istio
  • Package applications with Helm for Kubernetes
  • Manage Kubernetes package administration with Helm
  • Automate Kubernetes deployments using a GitOps workflow
  • Install and manage Argo CD for Kubernetes Continuous Delivery
  • Use Rancher to manage Kubernetes
  • Manage Kubernetes clusters with Lens
Prerequisites
  • You should be familiar with Kubernetes operations or development.
Related topics
  • Containers
  • Docker
  • DevOps
  • CKA
  • CKAD
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Elton Stoneman
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Elton is a 10-time Microsoft MVP, author, trainer and speaker. He spent most of his career as a consultant working in Microsoft technologies, architecting and delivering complex solutions for industry leaders. He has delivered APIs on Azure serving millions of clients daily, Big Data solutions processing billions of events weekly, and cutting-edge solutions powered by containers. Elton's experience with .NET goes from .NET 1.0 running on Windows Server, right up to .NET Core running on Linux. Wh...
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Philippe has been working for more than 20 years as a freelance DevOps, trainer and startup founder. He is "Certified Kubernetes Application Developer". He has a physicist engineer background and tries to apply the same approach in IT as in engineering: understand the basic concepts, abstract the complexity and propose “keep it simple” solutions. His courses are following the same idea.

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