As enterprises look to the cloud for their applications, the best option for optimal deployment and scaling, for both deployment and continuous updates, remains using containers.

Deploying containerized applications at scale requires a container orchestration tool like Kubernetes. Kubernetes enables rollouts in a controlled manner, meaning that understanding and getting the most out of a Kubernetes environment is key in today’s IT world.

To help IT professionals become experts in setting up, deploying, and running containers in a Kubernetes environment without worrying about the underlying infrastructure, Oracle University is offering an online Kubernetes certification. This course is ideal for developers who want to create and deploy containerized applications, particularly if they already have basic knowledge of cloud concepts and web application development.

While other online Kubernetes courses exist, Oracle University’s course is beneficial for IT professionals because it teaches how to create and use Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE) clusters for application deployment from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Registry and Visual Builder Studio. The certification enables employees and others to verify that the developer has a baseline skill with Kubernetes and OKE.

Free Kubernetes learning path details

The Oracle University course, “Deploying applications to Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes,” is an online training course with a flexible and accessible schedule and part of the training path of the same name. This course comes with an assessment and badge, and training materials are free. In this training course, you learn Kubernetes technology and the unique features of OKE, from architecture to deployment of cloud native applications, including the following range of skills:

  • Create the prerequisites for an OKE cluster, including VCN and related OCI policies.

  • Create an OKE cluster using quick and advanced methods.

  • Configure and use kubectl and kubeconfig to connect to your cluster.

  • Push and pull images from OCI Registry.

  • eploy an application to an OKE cluster from OCI Registry.

  • Deploy an application from Visual Builder Studio to an OKE cluster.

  • Explore the OKE dashboard.

  • Scale and delete an OKE cluster.

You get hands-on experience with five interactive activities, seven lessons, and four skill-checks across approximately five hours. Upon completion, you can deploy applications to OKE with less friction and issues, which reduces the time and cost to build modern cloud native applications.

This training and certification is an excellent choice for any IT professional looking to improve their skills and gain expertise with container deployment and orchestration. These skills can be applied to their current position or as part of their career growth, allowing them to accelerate their path or to move laterally within their organization.

More about Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes

OCI users have free access for Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes and pay only for the Compute cluster instances where the containers run. OKE is an Oracle-managed container orchestration service with the ability to streamline the time, cost, and workflow required to develop and deploy modern cloud native applications. Using unmodified and open source Kubernetes for application workload portability empowers DevOps engineers to create simpler operations with automatic updates and patching.

OKE has also introduced support for Arm processors, GPU shapes, and a new add-on called OCI Service Operator for Kubernetes, which enables resource management of OCI features, such as Oracle Autonomous Database through the Kubernetes API.

Learn with Oracle University

Oracle’s Learning Explorer program provides training courses and accreditation, from Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes to other critical lessons for OCI. Professionals from around the world can use Oracle University to grow their skills, accelerate their careers, and become empowered to oversee Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for enterprise. Sign up for free training courses and get started today.