Certified Calico Operator

I would like to strongly recomend the Certified Calico Operator: Level 1 course for everyone interested in Kubernetes networking.

This free and self-paced course will arm you with the knowledge you need to understand how Kubernetes networking works, how to configure and manage a Calico network, and how to secure your cluster following today’s best practices, with the confidence you need to run mission critical workloads in production.

What the Course Covers

• Introduction to Kubernetes Networking
• Installing Calico
• Everything you need to know about Network Policy, including:
  • Introduction to Network Policy
  • Best Practices for Network Policy
  • Managing Trust Across Teams
  • Network Policy for Hosts and NodePorts
• Everything you need to know about network connectivity, including:
  • Pod Connectivity Fundamentals
  • Calico’s Next Generation eBPF Dataplane
  • Encrypting Data in Transit
  • Fun with IP Address Management
  • Peering with BGP
• Everything you need to know about Kubernetes Services, including:
  • Introduction to Kubernetes Services
  • Understanding Kube-Proxy Service Handling
  • Understanding Calico Native Service Handling
  • Advertising Services

Free certification

At the end of the course, you can earn a certificate by passing a final exam.