CNCF / Linux Foundation · Professional Certification · Associate
OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA)
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OTCA at a glance
- Provider
- CNCF / Linux Foundation
- Credential type
- Professional Certification
- Exam required
- Yes
- Category
- DevOps & Platform
- Level
- Associate
- Cost
- $250 (includes one retake)
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Time to earn
- Not published
- Validity
- 2 years
- Format
- Online proctored multiple-choice exam, 90 minutes
- Prerequisites
- None
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Skills it covers
- Observability
- OpenTelemetry API and SDK
- OpenTelemetry Collector
- Telemetry pipelines
Where OTCA takes you
- Site Reliability Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Platform Engineer
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