Kubernetes Competency (Intermediate Level)

Topics covered

• configure a Kubernetes cluster
• define what a cluster and nodes are and understand the motivation behind clustering
• describe Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and outline how it's managed for continuous delivery
• describe features and benefits of Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS) and how it's managed for continuous delivery
• describe how Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Services (EKS) handles logging and monitoring
• describe how Google Cloud Operations for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) handles logging and monitoring
• describe how Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) handles logging and monitoring
• describe Kubernetes objects and their purpose
• describe the features and benefits of Kubernetes load balancing
• describe the YAML templating language
• describe what Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is and outline how it's managed for continuous delivery
• "describe what makes Kubernetes networking different than other platform networking considerations with reference to the history of enterprise networked applications and services "
• explain how Kubernetes was designed for distributed computing and that it is clustering software
• identify several key features of Kubernetes
• identify the phases of a pod's life and describe a pod's lifecycle
• identify what a DaemonSet is in Kubernetes and why they are used
• identify what a pod is, and explain its crucial role in Kubernetes
• identify what a ReplicaSet is in Kubernetes and recognize its role
• outline how cloud computing helps accelerate scalable solutions
• recognize the benefits of containerized applications