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Get CKNE-ready with the Isovalent CKNE Mock Exams

Name: Get CKNE-ready with the Isovalent CKNE Mock Exams
Start: 2026-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

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Test your CKNE readiness with our hands-on mock exam

The Certified Kubernetes Network Engineer (CKNE) is the newest CNCF certification, and the first that is entirely hands-on and performance-based for Kubernetes networking. It validates the skills operators use every day:

Diagnosing broken pod connectivity and DNS
Configuring Services and the Gateway API
Writing and debugging network policies
Controlling egress
Troubleshooting with metrics, traces, and logs

In this workshop hosted by contributors to the certification and authors of the upcoming O’Reilly Certified Kubernetes Networking Study Guide, you will get to test your readiness by taking a mock exam. By the end of it, you will receive a personalized score, with recommendations and resources to use to address your weaker areas.

Whether you are planning to sit the CKNE or simply want sharper Kubernetes networking skills, you will leave with a clear preparation plan and hands-on experience you can apply straight away.

The CKNE is the CNCF's new hands-on Kubernetes networking certification. Join Nico Vibert, part of the team that built it, for a practical workshop: work through real exam-style tasks in a live lab and leave ready to certify.

Nico Vibert, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer
Nico Vibert is a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer at Isovalent, the company behind the open-source cloud-native solution Cilium. Prior to joining Isovalent, Nico worked in many different roles - operations and support, design and architecture, and technical pre-sales - at companies such as HashiCorp, VMware, and Cisco. In his current role, Nico focuses primarily on creating content to make networking a more approachable field and regularly speaks at events like KubeCon and Cisco Live. Nico has held over 15 networking certifications, including the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert CCIE (# 22990). Nico is the co-author of the "Cilium: Up and Running" O'Reilly book and is the Lead Subject Matter Expert on the Cilium Certified Associate (CCA) certification.

December 9, 2026

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