Alex Soto

Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible

What if you could connect services across any cloud or data center with zero application code changes?

Embracing the Hybrid Cloud: Unlocking Success with Ansible
#1about 2 minutes

Understanding the need for hybrid cloud environments

Enterprises deploy workloads across multiple public clouds and on-premise systems, requiring secure connectivity to deliver business value.

#2about 2 minutes

Comparing common hybrid cloud connectivity solutions

Traditional methods for connecting clusters like public IPs, VPNs, and vendor-specific tools often introduce complexity, cost, and administrative overhead.

#3about 2 minutes

Introducing Skupper for developer-focused connectivity

Skupper provides a developer-centric, low-cost solution for application connectivity that operates at Layer 7 and includes automatic mutual TLS encryption.

#4about 5 minutes

Understanding Skupper's virtual service network architecture

Skupper creates a network of routers across clusters, using virtual services to transparently proxy application requests between different environments.

#5about 2 minutes

Configuring a multi-cluster network with Skupper CLI

Use Skupper CLI commands like `init`, `token create`, `link`, and `expose` to programmatically build and secure a multi-cluster service network.

#6about 2 minutes

Automating Skupper setup using Ansible for IaC

Ansible can automate the entire Skupper configuration process, enabling infrastructure as code through playbooks and inventory files.

#7about 9 minutes

Demo of connecting GCP and AWS with Skupper and Ansible

A practical demonstration shows how to use an Ansible playbook to deploy a backend on GCP that transparently connects to a PostgreSQL database on AWS via Skupper.

#8about 2 minutes

Summarizing the key benefits of using Skupper

Skupper provides a simple, secure, and portable networking solution that requires no code changes or admin privileges, making multi-cluster communication seamless.

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