Free

Cloud Native Foundations Course

Course

Learn how to structure, package, and release an application to a Kubernetes cluster, while using an automated CI/CD pipeline.

Last Updated July 28, 2023

Prerequisites:

No experience required

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Welcome to the Cloud Native Fundamentals Program

Welcome to Udacity! We're excited to share more about your program and start this journey with you!

Lesson 2

Introduction to Cloud Native Fundamentals

In this lesson, you will learn about the history of cloud native architecture and some tools you will use in the course.

Lesson 3

Architecture Consideration for Cloud Native Applications

In this lesson, you will learn about monoliths and microservices, their differences, and their pros and cons.

Lesson 4

Container Orchestration with Kubernetes

In this lesson, you will learn how to use Docker to create an image and how to deploy an application to Kubernetes.

Lesson 5

Open Source PaaS

In this lesson, you will learn Platform as a Service.

Lesson 6

CI/CD with Cloud Native Tooling

In this lesson, you will learn CI/CD operations and how to use CI/CD tools to deploy an applications

Taught By The Best

Katie Gamanji

Ecosystem Advocate for Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Katie's focus is to foster the growth and visibility of the End User Community while bridging the gap with other ecosystem units. In past roles, Katie contributed to the build-out of platforms that gravitate towards cloud-native principles and open-source tooling.

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