Introduction to Spinnaker
In this introductory lesson, we take a look at Spinnaker as a whole to understand what concepts Spinnaker excels at as a continuous delivery tool. We'll also touch upon the microservices architecture that makes Spinnaker a unique asset in your toolkit.
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Learning Objectives
- Define Spinnaker at its most fundamental level
- Explain the two primary concepts that make Spinnaker a strong solution for continuous delivery:
- Application management
- Application deployment
- Explain the service architecture that makes up Spinnaker
Intended Audience
- Anyone who is new to Spinnaker
- DevOps engineers and site reliability engineers
- Cloud-native developers
- Continuous delivery enthusiasts
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this lesson you should possess:
- An understanding of continuous delivery and what it solves for
- A strong understanding of cloud concepts
- Kubernetes knowledge is advised
Resources
Free Spinnaker eBook - https://spinnaker.io/docs/concepts/ebook/ContinuousDeliveryWithSpinnaker.pdf
Spinnaker Website - Spinnaker.io
Spinnaker Community - spinnakerteam.slack.com
Spinnaker Lab - Spinnaker Lab
Jonathan Lewey is a DevOps Content Creator at Cloud Academy. With experience in the Networking and Operations of the traditional Information Technology industry, he has also lead the creation of applications for corporate integrations, and served as a Cloud Engineer supporting developer teams. Jonathan has a number of specialities including: a Cisco Certified Network Associate (R&S / Sec), an AWS Developer Associate, an AWS Solutions Architect, and is certified in Project Management.