SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux
Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation
through open source, and The Cloud Native Computing Foundation®
(CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native
software, have announced the Certified Kubernetes Application
Developer (CKAD) exam is now available to take with tasks written
in Chinese, and with a Mandarin-speaking proctor. The exam is
already available in both English and Japanese; this enhancement
puts the CKAD on par with the Certified Kubernetes Administrator
(CKA) exam which is already available in Chinese.
Cloud and container technologies such as Kubernetes have seen
tremendous growth in recent years, including a 126% increase in the
number of individuals contributing code to Kubernetes in the past
12 months. These technologies are also now the most in-demand
technical skill according to hiring managers surveyed for the 2021
Open Source Jobs Report, demonstrating the ongoing need to increase
the talent pool. From 2019 to 2020, the number of individuals
registering globally for the CKAD exam quadrupled, and 2021
registrations are tracking even higher.
In China specifically, becoming
a Kubernetes Certified Service Provider (KCSP) is now a basic entry
requirement for IT service providers who want to work with large
enterprises. With this in mind, the Linux Foundation developed the
CKA-CN to support the development of the market. There are now 36
KCSPs in China. Additionally,
China boasts 75 CNCF member
organizations, and 19 of the projects hosted by CNCF originated in
China, reflecting that the country
has become a leader in cloud and container technologies. As more
and more Kubernetes infrastructure are deployed in the enterprise,
there is a growing demand for Kubernetes developers in the market,
which is why CKAD-CN is being added to help developers building
cloud native applications based on Kubernetes.
The CKAD-CN exam follows the same format as the English and
Japanese versions. The exam is entirely performance-based, asking
candidates to complete real-world style tasks in a simulated
environment. This requires candidates to demonstrate they can
build, configure and expose cloud native applications for
Kubernetes. A successful candidate will be able to define
application resources and use core primitives to build, monitor,
and troubleshoot scalable applications and tools in Kubernetes.
"The growth in demand for cloud training in China has been phenomenal, reflecting the
country's position as a leader in embracing cloud technologies,"
said Clyde Seepersad, SVP and
General Manager, Training & Certification, The Linux
Foundation. "We hope that making the CKAD exam available natively
in Chinese will enable even more existing and aspiring cloud
application developers to take advantage of this highly respected
certification to demonstrate their skills and improve their career
prospects."
"We have seen a meteoric rise in interest from Chinese
organizations both developing cloud native technologies and using
them," said Priyanka Sharma, General
Manager of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. "Offering the
CKAD program in Chinese is the logical next move as these
organizations look to standardize on cloud native. We are excited
to hear the positive impact this will have on organizations and
developers in the region."
The CKAD exam is available for Chinese-language enrollment now.
More information about the exam and topics covered in it is
available here.
About the Linux Foundation
Founded in 2000, the Linux
Foundation is supported by more than 1,000 members and is the
world's leading home for collaboration on open source software,
open standards, open data, and open hardware. Linux Foundation's
projects are critical to the world's infrastructure including
Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, and more. The Linux Foundation's
methodology focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the
needs of contributors, users and solution providers to create
sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information,
please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.
About Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Cloud native
computing empowers organizations to build and run scalable
applications with an open source software stack in public, private,
and hybrid clouds. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
hosts critical components of the global technology infrastructure,
including Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Envoy. CNCF brings together
the industry's top developers, end users, and vendors, and runs the
largest open source developer conferences in the world. Supported
by more than 500 members, including the world's largest cloud
computing and software companies, as well as over 200 innovative
startups, CNCF is part of the nonprofit Linux Foundation. For more
information, please visit www.cncf.io.
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The Linux Foundation
415-420-7880
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