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Kubernetes Masterclass

Production-grade Kubernetes in 1 week

Ship production Kubernetes. Not "Hello World" Kubernetes.

Cluster architecture, workload patterns, service mesh, GitOps, security hardening, and observability — the skills that separate toy clusters from production. Includes CKA/CKAD exam prep.

1 week
Full-time intensive
30+
Hands-on labs
CKA + CKAD
Exam preparation
Production
Patterns only

Overview

The Kubernetes Masterclass takes engineers from cluster-setup curiosity to production-grade operational competence in 1 intensive week. Unlike introductory courses that stop at "kubectl get pods," this program focuses on the patterns, anti-patterns, and failure modes you encounter when actually running Kubernetes at scale: multi-tenancy, upgrades, stateful workloads, service mesh, security, and the operational realities of day-2 operations.

Curriculum covers cluster architecture and upgrade strategies, production workload patterns (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs), service mesh fundamentals (Istio or Linkerd), GitOps with Argo CD or Flux, security hardening (RBAC, NetworkPolicies, Pod Security Standards, supply chain), observability integration, and incident patterns unique to Kubernetes. Participants leave prepared for the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exams.

What's included

Production-grade capabilities, ready to enable in your workspace.

Cluster architecture

Control plane design, node pools, multi-AZ topology, upgrade strategies, and disaster recovery.

Production workload patterns

Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Jobs — when to use what, with real-world gotchas.

Service mesh

Istio and Linkerd fundamentals: mTLS, traffic management, observability, and progressive delivery.

GitOps

Argo CD and Flux for declarative continuous deployment. App-of-apps patterns, sync strategies, rollbacks.

Security hardening

RBAC, NetworkPolicies, Pod Security Standards, image signing, admission control, supply chain.

CKA + CKAD prep

Final 2 days cover exam objectives with timed practice scenarios in the actual exam environment.

Business outcomes

Measurable impact teams see when they adopt kubernetes masterclass.

1 week

Full-time intensive format

Compressed format minimizes time-away-from-work while delivering complete production-readiness curriculum.

30+

Hands-on labs

Concepts paired with labs on real clusters. Participants make real Kubernetes mistakes in safe environments.

90%+

CKA first-try pass rate

Alumni who take the CKA exam within 30 days of the masterclass have a 90%+ first-try pass rate.

Production

Focused curriculum

No time spent on toy examples. Every lab uses patterns from real production systems.

How customers use it

Real scenarios from VxCloud customers across regulated industries and fast-moving teams.

Enterprise IT

Bank modernizing legacy VMware workloads onto Kubernetes

4 cohorts over 6 months trained 50 engineers. Bank now runs all new workloads on Kubernetes with in-house operational competence.

Startup

Growth-stage startup scaling from Docker Compose to K8s

Whole platform team trained in a single week. Migrated 30 services from Compose to K8s within the following quarter.

SaaS

B2B SaaS needing service-mesh security for compliance

Masterclass + service-mesh focus delivered mTLS-everywhere architecture, supporting SOC 2 and PCI controls.

Media

Streaming service running multi-region multi-tenant clusters

Advanced curriculum covered multi-tenancy patterns, progressive delivery, and global traffic management.

Frequently asked questions

Still have questions? Our enterprise team answers within one business day.

Default is upstream Kubernetes with kubeadm for cluster setup, plus managed alternatives (EKS, GKE, AKS) introduced for production-grade scenarios. Custom cohorts can standardize on a specific distribution (OpenShift, Rancher, Talos) on request.

Related enterprise capabilities

Ready to move forward with Kubernetes Masterclass?

Talk to our enterprise team — we'll scope your requirements, map the right capabilities, and build a rollout plan tailored to your organization.