Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA, 2025)
- Focus: Cluster lifecycle, scheduling, networking, storage, security, troubleshooting.
- Format: Performance-based tasks in a live K8s environment; time management is critical.
- Good for: DevOps/SREs operating Kubernetes at scale.
- Prep: Practice with
kubeadm, network policies, ingress, RBAC, backups/upgrades; drill with killer.sh or CNCF labs.