The partnership seeks to help millions of
current and aspiring developers upskill on key Kubernetes
disciplines to enhance their level of cloud native
proficiency
PARIS, March 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- KubeCon + CloudNativeCon
Europe -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®),
which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, has
partnered with Udemy (Nasdaq: UDMY), a leading online skills
marketplace and learning platform. Announced at KubeCon +
CloudNativeCon Europe 2024, this new partnership will endorse
content to support CNCF's audience of more than 233,000
project contributors and millions of current and aspiring cloud
native developers across the globe to help them prepare for various
CNCF certification exams.
"Cloud native technology has become the backbone of what runs
the world's infrastructure," said Chris
Aniszczyk, CTO at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation.
"Thousands of leading organizations from Spotify to
Zendesk rely on cloud native technologies to drive innovation
and scale infrastructure. Udemy has a vast catalog of relevant
course content and we believe that together––through the
endorsement of courses created by CNCF Ambassadors and project
maintainers who are also instructors on Udemy––we will enable
developers to upskill quickly and keep pace with innovation."
Through this new partnership, developers will be able to
leverage Udemy's high-quality technical course content, including a
comprehensive library of cloud native content and customized
learning paths, to prepare for many of the organization's
certification exams, including the prestigious Certified Kubernetes
Administrator (CKA).
As the need for cloud native developers continues to increase, a
recent study by CNCF revealed that almost 55% of developers were
able to land a new job as a result of training and certification
courses. Additionally, 67% of respondents said it made them feel
more engaged and fulfilled in their work.
"As one of the world's largest IT certification training
providers, with more than 10 million enrollments in IT
certification training courses over the past year alone, Udemy is
uniquely positioned to help developers and organizations grow at
scale," said Greg Brown, President
and CEO at Udemy. "We couldn't be more excited to partner with CNCF
to upskill and empower the next generation of cloud native
developers together."
In fact, more than 840,000 Udemy learners have enrolled in a
Kubernetes course over the past 12 months. Additionally, as
learners prepare for certification exams, demand for Kubernetes
certification preparation courses is up 18% year-over-year, with
more than 140,000 enrollments across the Udemy platform.
To get started with the CNCF-endorsed courses on Udemy,
developers can visit:
https://business.udemy.com/cncf-endorsed-content/.
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 800 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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through learning by providing flexible and effective skills
development and validation. Through the Udemy Intelligent Skills
Platform and its community of instructors, millions of learners
gain expertise in a wide range of technical and professional skills
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learning for leaders. Udemy Business customers include FenderⓇ,
Glassdoor, On24, The World Bank, and Volkswagen. Udemy is
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Istanbul, Türkiye; Denver, USA;
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India; and Melbourne, Australia.
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