The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and Linux Foundation have released a new training course called Introduction to Service Mesh with Linkerd, to help folks get started using service meshes.

The course is designed for site reliability engineers, DevOps professionals, cluster administrators, and developers who want to learn more about service mesh and Linkerd, the open source service mesh hosted by CNCF and focused on simplicity, speed, and low resource usage.

The course delves into what a service mesh is, what it is good for, and how it relates to the rest of the cloud native ecosystem.

Topics covered include how to use Linkerd to deliver on the service mesh value propositions of security, reliability, and observability to Kubernetes applications.

The course is available on the edX learning platform for immediate enrollment. Individuals may audit the course at no cost or opt for a verified certificate of completion for $149.