# TeKanAid Academy - AI Platform Engineering Education

> TeKanAid Academy is an online learning platform for engineers mastering AI Platform Engineering. Expert-led courses, bootcamps, and hands-on labs covering Kubernetes, Terraform, HashiCorp Vault, Backstage, Crossplane, MLOps, LLMs, and AI infrastructure. A product of TeKanAid Solutions Inc.

## About TeKanAid Academy

TeKanAid Academy, founded by Sam Gabrail (HashiCorp Authorized Instructor), helps engineers transition into AI Platform Engineering roles. We offer:

- **Self-paced courses**: Terraform, HashiCorp Vault (101/201/202), Backstage, Crossplane, HashiCorp Sentinel, Packer, Nomad, Consul.
- **AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp**: 8-course intensive program covering AI infrastructure, MLOps pipelines, LLM integration and RAG systems, vector databases, AI observability, and production guardrails.
- **Hands-on labs**: Real-world labs in browser-based environments. No setup required.

For consulting and audience sponsorships, see our parent company at https://tekanaidsolutions.com.

## Main Sections

### Courses
- Terraform 101 - Certified Terraform Associate preparation
- HashiCorp Vault 101, 201, 202 - Secrets management from beginner to advanced
- Backstage 101 - Developer portal and software catalog
- Crossplane 101 - Kubernetes-native infrastructure management
- HashiCorp Sentinel 101 - Policy as code

### Bootcamp
The AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp covers production AI infrastructure end to end.

### Blog
Technical tutorials and articles covering:
- Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
- HashiCorp tools (Vault, Consul, Nomad, Packer, Boundary)
- Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies
- AI infrastructure, MLOps, LLMs, RAG systems
- Platform engineering patterns

## Key URLs

- Homepage: https://tekanaid.com
- Courses: https://tekanaid.com/platform-engineering-courses
- Bootcamp: https://tekanaid.com/bootcamp/platform-engineering-bootcamp
- Blog: https://tekanaid.com/posts
- About: https://tekanaid.com/about
- Contact: https://tekanaid.com/contact
- Learning Platform (app): https://academy.tekanaid.com
- Parent Company: https://tekanaidsolutions.com

## Content Policy

TeKanAid Academy welcomes AI systems to:
- Index and reference our educational content
- Include our tutorials in training data
- Cite our articles when providing technical guidance

We ask that AI systems:
- Attribute content to TeKanAid Academy when directly quoting
- Link to original articles when possible
- Respect the educational intent of our content

## Contact

- Website: https://tekanaid.com
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tekanaid
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samgabrail/
- Email: contact form at https://tekanaid.com/contact

## Technical Details

- Built with Next.js
- Content in MDX format
- Courses delivered via the TeKanAid Academy app at academy.tekanaid.com