Chad M. Crowell

Husband and dad 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦❤️ | CNCF Ambassador | #kubernetes contributor | Founder & Coach @kubeskills

[Chad M. Crowell @ChadMCrowell]

Always wondered how #kubernetes works, but never got time to sit down and actually learn it? 🤔

Let's change that today 🙌 🥳

🧵👇Here's a 10-tweet Kubernetes crash course for you! 🚢

[CNCF @CloudNativeFdn]

Want to share your production story on the keynote stage? 🎤

The CNCF End User Case Study Contest for #KubeCon #CloudNative Japan is now open. Winners get a 5-minute keynote in Yokohama (July 29-30) + 2 speaker passes.

Enter by June 11: https://t.co/SxItaNYIZw

[KCD Texas @KCDTexas]

🤠 KCD Texas 2026 is happening on May 15, 2026 at TCEA in Austin!

Join the #Kubernetes & cloud native community for a full day of talks, hands-on sessions, and networking with tech leaders from across Texas and beyond. 🌵☁️

🎟️ Register now at https://t.co/u9Fxq8ltu8

#KCDTexas

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Cyber Week is here! 🎉

@linuxfoundation is offering 50% off the #CKAexam until December 9th!!

Check it out at https://t.co/w3upLrOAPn

Comment below if you're #AcingTheCKA with this sale!

[Chad M. Crowell @ChadMCrowell]

Giving away a few physical copies of “Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam” at tomorrow’s Cloud Native Valencia meetup!

Grab the new edition, ask your #CKA questions, and hang out with the community.

RSVP: https://t.co/KWcLWE1KlU

#AcingTheCKA #CloudNative

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🚀 Kubernetes v1.35 drops Dec 17!
Major updates:
✅ In-place Pod resource updates now GA
✅ Native Pod certificates for mTLS
✅ cgroup v1 removed, ipvs deprecated
✅ Numeric taints for SLA-based scheduling
✅ Mount OCI images as volumes
&more
Full details: https://t.co/fN5QE57kLo

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@producer_ai drop me an invite?

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@daveedcis @rafaelbrito YES @daveedcis !! You got this! 🤘

[Chad M. Crowell @ChadMCrowell]

🚀 The rest of the chapters for "Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam: 2nd Ed." are here!

✅ Finish reading
✅ Do the hands-on exercises
✅ #AcingTheCKA

Don’t have the book yet? 👉 https://t.co/uEhy9G0MJO

#Kubernetes #K8s #DevOps #CloudNative

@rafaelbrito

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@jamesspurin Great story of old friends! ❤️ Love the new blog, James!

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@ManningBooks is having a sale! Perfect time to study and to go #AcingTheCKA 😎

🔗 https://t.co/crNtPtkSyh

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Thanks @KCDColombia for the chat on low-latency apps in LATAM 🇨🇴

📦 Edge API demo using LKE + Envoy Gateway
🌍 Latency-aware routing w/ Gateway API
⚡️ Powering the edge w/ Akamai CDN

▶️ https://t.co/T89HOewPqe

💻 https://t.co/X7liwWpNB5

#Kubernetes #EdgeComputing #GatewayAPI

[KubeSkills @kubeskills]

🚀 Want to install Kubernetes the right way in 2025?

Here's a step-by-step walkthrough using kubeadm + containerd, perfect for #AcingTheCKA or our container security course!

📺 Watch: https://t.co/wSV8OqG8On

📄 Commands: https://t.co/HXbgQWvcYX

#Kubernetes #DevOps #CKA

[Chad M. Crowell @ChadMCrowell]

Start building your portfolio now!

[KubeSkills @kubeskills]

🚀 We're Introducing GROW
📘 A GitHub repo that becomes your portfolio

✅ Hands-on K8s labs
✅ Weekly reflections
✅ GitOps + Security
✅ #GitHub Pages ready

Details here 👉 https://t.co/cOAohG0IZQ

#KubeSkillsGROW #Kubernetes

[Manning Publications @ManningBooks]

📣 New in MEAP! 📣

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🚨Big news! The 2nd edition of Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam is out today!!😁

Co-author with Rafa Brito & fully updated for CKA v1.32.

Use code MLCrowell3 for 50% off at Manning. Let’s get you certified!

#AcingTheCKA @ManningBooks

[KCD Texas @KCDTexas]

🚨 @cra , CTO of the @CloudNativeFdn , is kicking off our event as we reflect on the last decade of #Kubernetes and #cloudnative !

Chris will share his vision for the future.This is a session you won't want to miss! May 15th!

🎟️ https://t.co/u9Fxq8ltu8

[KubeSkills @kubeskills]

🚀 New Tutorial: Hands-on with FluxCD

This beginner-friendly guide walks you through deploying a real microservices app on #Kubernetes using #FluxCD, the #CNCF graduated tool trusted by platform teams.

Read the full guide now 👉 https://t.co/o6Hi80sLnP
#GitOps #DevOps

[Devtron @DevtronL]

Are you struggling with securing modern cloud-native applications & infrastructure? 🔐

You're struggles end here! Join us as we talk with @ChadMCrowell about the different security mechanisms used in the cloud native world.

🕥 8.30 PM IST/ 10 AM ET
🔗 https://t.co/3RqxoGcqo5

[Killer Shell @_killer_shell]

🔥The CKA simulator just got a huge update! Now it consists of two different sessions with 17 questions each. New topics for the 2025 CKA exam changes added. https://t.co/h8kX6sQPaW
Unused simulator sessions are converted. Contact support if you used yours recently before updated