Jonathan Smith
Director in VMware’s Cloud Native Field Engineering and Education
My path to technology took a circuitous route—I started my career working in a microbiology lab. Eventually, I enjoyed the time spent learning how to analyze our data and share with the world via the Internet more than lab work (and was drawn to the much faster results). So, I jumped into technology by completing a Master’s in Information Security & Privacy, and joined The Vanguard Group as a software engineer. I spent most of my early career in technology as a software engineer at Vanguard, then as a software consultant at a boutique consultancy, developing large-scale applications for the Enterprise. After an acquisition by Red Hat, I led teams helping our customers implement middleware solutions and build applications to support their businesses. After a foray building the West Coast arm of a boutique consultancy, I arrived at VMware (via the Heptio acquisition) where I manage teams responsible for delivering solutions to customers on the Kubernetes platform.
Courses Contributed

Getting Started with Kubernetes
The Getting Started with Kubernetes course is designed to help students navigate the cloud native ecosystem. Learn why cloud native and Kubernetes are becoming an important must-know technology today!

Containers 101
This course lays the groundwork for your Kubernetes journey. You’ll learn foundational knowledge on containers and how they work.

Frequently Asked Questions
The cloud native world is deep and wide. In order to help you navigate questions you may have we created a course that is a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to help you get quick answers to questions you may have and help you determine if you want to learn more about a particular topic.

CKAD Practice
This course is a port of Liptan Biswas' CKAD practice challenge. It provides an environment that can be launched quickly and on-demand, and designed to allow you to practice for the CKAD certification exam. This resource is by no means exhaustive, so be sure to consult additional references as you prepare to take your examination.