Platform Engineering & AI Courses
Build your foundation in Platform Engineering. Then architect AI systems at scale.
80% of engineers will need AI skills by 2027, Gartner
Is Your Skillset Keeping Up with the Industry?
Dear Aspiring Platform Engineer,
You've built a strong career as a network engineer, sysadmin, or DevOps professional, but now, the landscape is shifting dramatically.
With the rise of AI systems, LLMs, and MLOps, the role of platform engineering is evolving. 80% of engineers will need AI skills by 2027(Gartner). The question isn't whether to learn AI, it's how fast you can make the transition.
90% of organizations now use AI, but only 9% have the talent to run it effectively. That gap is your opportunity.
According to Gartner, by 2026, 80% of software engineering organizations will establish platform teams to provide reusable services, components, and tools for application delivery, up from just 45% in 2022.
Platform engineering is no longer optional; it's becoming the foundation of modern software development.
At TeKanAid Academy, we're here to make that transition smoother. Our platform engineering courses are designed to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you need to be.
You don't have to do this alone. Come join our community.
Platform Engineer's Salary
The salary gap is widening between Platform Engineers and DevOps Engineers. This picture was taken from Results are in: the 2023 platform engineering survey
Platform Engineers' Area of Focus
Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD Pipelines remain the area of focus for Platform Engineers. This picture was also taken from Results are in: the 2023 platform engineering survey
Benefits of Learning with Us
Interactive Learning
- Hands-On Labs: Our courses include interactive, hands-on labs designed to help you learn by doing. This way, you're not just passively consuming content, you're actively applying your knowledge.
- Live Q&A Sessions: Engage directly with instructors during live Q&A sessions, where you can clarify doubts, get personalized guidance, and deepen your understanding of complex concepts.
- Community Engagement: Learning is better together. Join a community of like-minded professionals where you can collaborate, share insights, and support each other's growth.
Industry-Relevant Curriculum
- Up-to-Date Content: Our curriculum is always current with the latest tools and best practices in platform engineering, ensuring you stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Expert Instructors: Courses are taught by industry professionals who have real-world experience, giving you insights that are directly applicable to your work.
- Real-World Projects: Apply what you learn through projects that mirror actual challenges in the industry, making you job-ready from day one.
Career Development
- Proven Expertise: Gain skills directly applicable and valued by employers, helping you stand out in a competitive job market.
- Career Advancement: The knowledge you gain from TeKanAid Academy can help you advance in your career, whether securing a promotion, a new role, or simply gaining the confidence to lead projects.
- Peer Collaboration: Engage in discussions and learn from others' experiences. Collaborating with like-minded professionals helps deepen your understanding and makes learning more effective.
Testimonials
“You have built a phenomenal platform for learning and upskilling. I especially like how you've constructed the individual lessons, highlighting real-world scenarios with a focus on hands-on skills. The labs are phenomenal – every task has a long tutorial with lots of explanations, gotchas, and recaps.”
“I just completed the Crossplane 101 course! Managing infrastructure as Kubernetes resources is a total game-changer. A huge thanks to TeKanAid and Sam Gabrail for the incredible training and insights.”
“Although I've worked with Crossplane in real production environments, I always felt there were gaps in my understanding. Completing this course filled those gaps perfectly. I had to unlearn and relearn quite a few things, especially around Crossplane v2.0 concepts. Well structured and thoughtfully put together. Highly recommended for building a strong, foundational understanding of Crossplane.”
“I want to thank you for such wonderful courses. They are more comprehensive than other courses I have taken in the past. You take the time to explain every detail of the code and what it does exactly, further enforcing your student's understanding and confidence in what they are learning.”
“Dear Sam, I hope this email finds you well. If you remember before the end of last year I register for one your courses Terraform 101. I must admit that I learned a lot. The main reason of this email, to send you my gratitude for the content you created and to let you know that I passed my exam/test last week.”
“Excellent course, recommend for anyone planning to use Vault in the future. Clear explanations from the author help to understand the concepts well. I had no experience with Vault, but with the help of this course, I was able to deploy Vault in a production environment.”
All Bootcamps (3)
HashiCorp Vault Security Bootcamp
Comprehensive 3-week bootcamp mastering HashiCorp Vault from fundamentals to advanced operations. Learn secrets management, Kubernetes integration, enterprise deployment, and prepare for certification.
AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp
🟡 Beta bootcamp: hands-on labs, transcripts, and quizzes are ready for all 8 weeks. Video lessons are coming soon. Content may be refined as we iterate based on student feedback. An 8-week intensive program designed to transition Platform Engineers into AI Platform Engineering and LLMOps roles. Build production-ready AI systems using LLMs, RAG, agents, and MLOps practices on Kubernetes infrastructure. The 8 weeks build toward a capstone Platform Assistant: a production-ready AI system that combines the LLM integration, RAG, agent, MLOps, model serving, and observability layers introduced across each week. Each course advances one layer of that capstone so you finish with a single coherent system, not a pile of disconnected exercises.
Platform Engineering Bootcamp
🟡 Beta bootcamp: hands-on labs, transcripts, and quizzes are ready for all 21 weeks. Video lessons are coming soon. Content may be refined as we iterate based on student feedback. Comprehensive 21-week bootcamp equipping engineers with essential and advanced Platform Engineering and DevOps skills using industry-standard tools and best practices. All 21 weeks share a continuous project called TaskFlow: a full-stack application that grows progressively as you add each new technology. Each week starts from the TaskFlow state produced in the previous week and extends it with the new layer covered in that course (containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, Vault, Istio, Backstage, and more). By the end you have built and operated a production-grade Internal Developer Platform end to end.
All Courses (55)
Backstage 101: Building Internal Developer Portals
Build Internal Developer Portals with Backstage and prepare for the CNCF Certified Backstage Associate (CBA) exam
HashiCorp Vault 101 (Exam 002) - Legacy
Master HashiCorp Vault fundamentals from basics to advanced concepts and prepare for the Certified Vault Associate exam.
Crossplane 101: Platform Engineering with Cloud-Native Infrastructure as Code
Build Internal Developer Platforms with Crossplane that enable self-service AWS infrastructure provisioning through Kubernetes APIs
Terraform Associate: AWS (Exam 004)
Master Terraform 1.14+ through hands-on labs. Build, test, and deploy infrastructure as code with AWS. Prepare for the Terraform Associate 004 certification.
Week 12: Ansible Configuration Management
Part of the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Week 12 of 21. Master Ansible configuration management by automating TaskFlow deployment and server configuration.
Week 10: AWS Cloud Computing
Part of the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Week 10 of 21. Master AWS cloud fundamentals by deploying TaskFlow to AWS infrastructure.
Week 4: AI Agents and Agentic Workflows
Part of the AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Week 4 of 8. The bootcamp follows an 8-week arc that culminates in a capstone Platform Assistant: a production-ready AI system you build by combining the LLM, RAG, agent, MLOps, model serving, and observability layers introduced across each week.
Week 1: AI Foundations for Infrastructure Engineers
Part of the AI Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Week 1 of 8. The bootcamp follows an 8-week arc that culminates in a capstone Platform Assistant: a production-ready AI system you build by combining the LLM, RAG, agent, MLOps, model serving, and observability layers introduced across each week.
Terraform Associate: Azure (Exam 004)
Master Terraform 1.14 through hands-on labs. Build, test, and deploy infrastructure as code with Microsoft Azure. Prepare for the Terraform Associate 004 certification.
All Labs (467)
Exploring Cilium Architecture
Hands-on exploration of Cilium components in a running cluster; inspect agent, operator, and CNI configuration.
Cilium Cluster Mesh
Connect multiple Kubernetes clusters with Cilium Cluster Mesh, enable cross-cluster service discovery, and implement global policies.
eBPF Exploration with Cilium
Explore eBPF programs used by Cilium, inspect BPF maps, understand datapath operations, and debug eBPF functionality.
Egress Gateway and BGP with Cilium
Configure egress gateways for controlled outbound traffic and implement BGP peering for external network integration.
Gateway API with Cilium
Configure Cilium as a Gateway API implementation, create HTTPRoutes, and manage ingress traffic.
Hubble Observability
Enable Hubble, use the CLI and UI to observe network flows, troubleshoot connectivity, and monitor application traffic.
Installing and Configuring Cilium
Install Cilium on a fresh Kubernetes cluster, configure key options, run connectivity tests, and verify the installation.
Layer 7 Network Policies
Implement HTTP-aware policies, path-based filtering, and method restrictions.
Implementing Cilium Network Policies
Create L3/L4 policies, test connectivity, implement deny-all baseline, and layer-specific rules.
All Puzzles (10)
Short, break-something-fix-it puzzles. Drop into a broken system, diagnose, fix, move on.
The Backup That Never Ran
The backup cron job "runs" every minute, but no files ever appear. Figure out why and make it work.
The Claim That Never Becomes Ready
A developer submitted a Crossplane claim two hours ago. It is still not Ready. Find out why and fix it.
Names Don't Resolve, But IPs Work
curl to 1.1.1.1 works, curl to cloudflare.com doesn't. Fix DNS resolution end-to-end.
The CrashLoopBackOff Trifecta
A pod is CrashLoopBackOff-ing for three different reasons stacked on top of each other. Fix all of them and get it Running.
Who Stole Port 80?
nginx won't start because something has port 80. Find the squatter, evict it cleanly, and get nginx serving again.
Runaway Process Eating Your Disk
/tmp is ballooning by the second and nobody knows why. Find the process responsible, kill it cleanly, and reclaim the space.
SSH Is Locked Out
A late-night sshd_config edit broke remote logins. Get SSH accepting connections again before the next on-call rotation.
Terraform State vs Reality
Someone renamed an S3 bucket and tagged an EC2 in the console. Now terraform apply fails. Reconcile state with reality without destroying the infrastructure.
Vault Policy Denies the App
The checkout app's Vault token can authenticate but can't read its own secret. Fix the policy.
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