Chad Crowell

Chad M. Crowell is a DevSecOps engineer at Raft and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. Chad has released eight courses on DevOps and Kubernetes with companies such as A Cloud Guru and INE. Currently, he leads a community called KubeSkills, where he’s helping people learn Kubernetes and containers via coaching and cohorts. You can find Chad posting inside the KubeSkills community at https://community.kubeskills.com. He is also on YouTube at https://YouTube.com/@kubeskills and on Twitter as @chadmcrowell. 

books by Chad Crowell

Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam, Second Edition
  • MEAP began May 2025
  • Publication in Fall 2025 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633435308
  • 325 pages (estimated)
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white

You can’t “hack” the Certified Kubernetes Administrator by learning a few test-taking tricks. Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam, Second Edition teaches every skill you need to pass the CKA by guiding you through realistic CLI exercises that mirror the actual test format.

You’ll practice all the exam objectives hands-on, including deploying containerized applications to Kubernetes, accessing an application from a gateway API resource, and blocking traffic inside the cluster using Network Policies. Plus, essential exam tips and exercises help you work out your mental muscle memory.

Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam
  • September 2023
  • ISBN 9781633439092
  • 312 pages
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white

Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam teaches every skill you need to pass the CKA. You can’t “hack” this exam by learning a few test-taking tricks. Instead, you’ll master vital techniques like load balancing and networking with carefully designed exercises that you practice using the CKA’s command-line interface. With this book, you’ll be confident and ready for exam day.