Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) Exam Study Guide

A few weeks ago, I took and passed the Cloud Native Platform Engineer (CNPE) exam and earned this shiny new badge. It was the last exam I needed to complete the Golden Kubestronaut program which essentially means you are crazy enough to sit through all 16 CNCF certification exams 😅 Kidding aside, the CNPE exam is a comprehensive and great way to test your knowledge and skills in platform engineering and tests your ability to operate some of the most popular platform engineering tools within the CNCF ecosystem. No easy feat.

Study Guide: Kubernetes Certified Security Associate (KCSA)

I’ve been studying for the Kubernetes Certified Security Associate (KCSA) exam, and I thought it would be helpful to document my study notes and share them with others who are also preparing for the exam.

This article is a bit long but it will cover everything you need to know to pass the KCSA exam. I’ll be updating this article as I find additional content to share, so make sure to bookmark it and check back often.

Strengthening the Secure Supply Chain

This post will walk you through a demo I presented at the SCaLE21X conference. The session is titled, Strengthening the Secure Supply Chain with Project Copacetic, Eraser, and FluxCD and this step-by-step guide will enable you do it on your own.

Prerequisites

To begin, you will need to have the following:

• Docker Desktop to run a Kubernetes cluster locally
• Git to clone the demo repository
• GitHub account

We will also be using the following tools: