YugabyteDB recently held its first free "YugabyteDB Fundamentals" community training and certification class, which covered topics such as distributed SQL terms, architecture and design principles, YSQL API development, and hands-on exercises. The training was well-received, with over 200 participants passing the certification exam, which had an average rating of 4.5 out of 6 for difficulty. The event also featured a charity donation program, where attendees voted for their favorite charities and donated $1000 to various organizations. Future training sessions are scheduled, including "YugabyteDB Fundamentals", "YugabyteDB YSQL Development", and others, which can be registered for through the YugabyteDB Community Slack channel. The community also had several questions about YugabyteDB's replication, sharding, and data distribution mechanisms, as well as its availability in a cloud-based service.