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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

CKAD 2021 – COMING Q3 2021

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The Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam certifies that users can design, build, configure, and expose cloud native applications for Kubernetes.

Who Is It For
This certification is for Kubernetes engineers, cloud engineers and other IT professionals responsible for building, deploying, and configuring cloud native applications with Kubernetes.
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About This Certification
CKAD has been developed by The Linux Foundation and the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), to help expand the Kubernetes ecosystem through standardized training and certification. This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that consists of a set of performance-based tasks (problems) to be solved in a command line.
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What It Demonstrates
The K8 Application Developer can design build, configure and expose cloud native applications for Kubernetes. A CKAD can define application resources and use core primitives to build, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable applications & tools in Kubernetes.
The exam assumes knowledge of, but does not test for, container runtimes and microservice architecture.
The successful candidate will be comfortable using:
- An OCI-Compliant Container Runtime, such as Docker or rkt.
- Cloud Native application concepts and architectures.
- A Programming language, such as Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.
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Domains & Competencies
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Core Concepts13%
Understand Kubernetes API primitives
Create and Configure Basic Pods
Configuration18 %
Understand ConfigMaps
Understand SecurityContexts
Define an application’s resource requirements
Create & consume Secrets
Understand ServiceAccounts
Multi-Container Pods10%
Understand Multi-Container Pod design patterns (e .g. ambassador, adapter, sidecar)
Observability18%
Understand LivenessProbes and ReadinessProbes
Understand container logging
Understand how to monitor applications in Kubernetes
Understand debugging in Kubernetes
Pod Design20%
Understand how to use Labels, Selectors, and Annotations
Understand Deployments and how to perform rolling updates
Understand Deployments and how to perform rollbacks
Understand Jobs and CronJobs
Services & Networking13%
Understand Services
Demonstrate basic understanding of NetworkPolicies
State Persistence8%
Understand Persistent Volume Claims for storage

CKAD 2021 – COMING Q3 2021

Click Here to view the CKAD 2021 Domains & Competencies

The CKAD Certification focuses on the skills required to be a successful Kubernetes Application Developer in industry today. The exam assumes knowledge of, but does not test for, container runtimes and a microservice architecture.  The successful candidate will be comfortable using:

An OCI-Compliant Container Runtime, such as Docker or rkt.
Cloud native application concepts and architectures.
A programming language, such as Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.

Exam Details & Resources
This exam is an online, proctored, performance-based test that consists of a set of performance-based tasks (problems) to be solved in a command line. Candidates have 2 hours to complete the tasks.

Candidates who register for the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam will have 2 attempts (per exam registration) to an exam simulator, provided by Killer.sh.  

The exam is based on Kubernetes v1.21.
The CKAD exam environment will be aligned with the most recent K8s minor version within approximately 4 to 8 weeks of the K8s release date

Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this exam.
Learning Path
Reviews
May 2021
It's been a few months since my last attempt, the interface is a whole lot better, and the clusters are more responsive.
May 2021
The exam is well balanced, and easy to switch between questions. What really stands out is a provided weight for each one, summing up to 100%, great transparency.
Mar 2021
It's quite challenging given the time frame provided, but I think that's how the certs should be. One has to prepare really hard, especially people from non-tech backgrounds like Project Management etc.
Feb 2021
The hands-on approach with real examples is definitely superior to "normal" exams. Was an overall pleasant experience, which reduced the stress levels after reading the requirements and getting the "hands dirty".
Jan 2021
Interface was better than any practice test I have taken. The instructions for the problems were quite clear, for the most part.
Jan 2021
Way of conducting the exam especially during this pandemic time is really appreciated.
Jan 2021
Hands on tests, things can be done multiple ways, and this exam allows for that.
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Duration of Exam 2 hours
Certification Valid 3 Years
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Software Version: Kubernetes v1.21
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