This intermediate Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers (EX188) training prepares learners to deploy, manage, and secure containerized applications in Red Hat, as well as troubleshoot and optimize container performance for scalable and efficient cloud environments.
Containerized applications are some of the most flexible tools to emerge from modern cloud computing and DevOps. Professionals who ensure applications run smoothly across different environments – whether on local machines or cloud platforms – often transform how their companies develop, deploy, and maintain software.
This course teaches DevOps professionals how to master containers, focusing on making CI/CD pipelines more efficient, simplifying scalability, and minimizing friction between development and operations teams. Containers are a core part of today’s IT infrastructure, and by the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to prove your expertise as a Certified Specialist with them.
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers (EX188): What You Need to Know
For any DevOps engineer looking to improve their proficiency with DevOps tools, this DevOps course covers topics such as:
- Deploying containerized applications
- Orchestrating containers
- Securing and troubleshooting container environments
- Managing persistent storage and scaling containers
Who Should Take EX188 Training?
This EX188 training is considered associate-level DevOps training, which means it was designed for DevOps engineers. This Podman containers skills course is designed for DevOps engineers with three to five years of experience with DevOps tools.
New or aspiring DevOps engineers. For newcomers to DevOps and containerization, this course shows you how to build and manage containerized applications. It'll give you the tools to prove to employers that you know how to deploy and maintain applications efficiently, and that you're qualified for entry-level DevOps or cloud infrastructure roles where containerization is central to operations.
Experienced DevOps engineers. If you've already been working in DevOps for a few years, this course can help you smooth out your knowledge and experience with orchestrating and securing containers at scale. If your focus has been on other parts of resource management, performance optimization or deployments, take this course to round out your experience with containers and prepare yourself for more advanced DevOps or cloud engineering roles.