Red Hat Certified Developer in Cloud-native Applications (EX188)

Container adoption can reduce deployment friction, but unmanaged images, registries, storage, permissions, and startup behavior create operational risk. This intermediate EX188 course is a focused fit for IT Directors assigning training to DevOps engineers or platform-focused IT Practitioners with 3–5 years of DevOps tooling experience who need Red Hat container skills with Podman.

The course is about 6 hours, 16 minutes per learner, making it practical for sprint-based enablement or certification prep without pulling staff out of delivery for multiple days. Team Leads can use it to standardize how the team runs containers, creates custom images, works with private registries, manages storage and permissions, troubleshoots failures, configures autostart behavior, and prepares for the RHCS in Containers EX188 exam.

For change management, assign it to the team members who will build, run, or support containerized workloads first, then track progress with CBT Nuggets Team Reporting and organize rollout paths with Playlists.

IT teams complete this training to move container work from ad hoc commands to repeatable Red Hat container operations. The course aligns Podman skills with the operational areas teams actually support: running containers, creating images, managing registry access, handling storage and permissions, troubleshooting issues, and preparing for EX188.

• Faster container onboarding: Give DevOps engineers a shared baseline for Podman commands, container operations, and Red Hat container workflows.
• More consistent deployments: Build team capability around custom images, private registries, storage, and permissions so containerized applications are easier to manage.
• Reduced recovery time: Prepare practitioners to troubleshoot container issues and configure autostart behavior when services need to come back reliably.
• Better exam readiness: Use the dedicated EX188 preparation module to align training time with Red Hat Certified Specialist in Containers objectives.

Knowledge

• Core container concepts and how they apply in Red Hat environments
• How Podman is used to run and manage containers
• Podman operational behavior and management workflows
• How custom container images are created
• How private registries, storage, and permissions affect container operations
• How Podman Compose and container networking fit into multi-container use cases

Ability

• Run and manage containers with Podman
• Create custom images for containerized applications
• Work with private registries and container storage requirements
• Apply permissions concepts that affect container access and execution
• Troubleshoot container issues and configure autostart behavior
• Prepare for the Red Hat EX188 certification exam with a structured review path