Spinnaker (software) explained

Spinnaker
Developer:	Netflix Team, Harness, Google, OpsMx
Latest Release Version:	1.30.1
Programming Language:	Java, JavaScript (UI), Kotlin
Platform:	Linux
License:	Apache License 2.0

Spinnaker is a free and open-source continuous delivery software platform originally developed by Netflix and extended by Google.^[1] It is designed to work with Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud.

Spinnaker was developed by Netflix as a successor to the internally developed Asgard.^[2] It was released under the Apache License 2.0 on November 16, 2015^[3] and has been adopted by tech companies.^[4]

Summit

An annual summit on Spinnaker software is held; the 2019 summit took place in San Diego, California on 15–17 November.^[5]

The third annual Spinnaker Summit will be co-located with the CD Foundation's cdCon. Day Zero of cdCon is dedicated to Spinnaker topics. After the first day, a Spinnaker track continues as part of main cdCon schedule. cdCon will be fully virtual and held June 23 – 24, 2021.^[6]

Commercial vendors

There are companies commercially supporting Spinnaker. Current list of vendors:

• Armory^[7]
• OpsMx^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Google Extends Spinnaker Continuous Delivery Platform to Kubernetes. ContainerJournal. 24 October 2018. en-US. 2019-08-14.
2. Web site: Moving from Asgard to Spinnaker. Blog. Netflix Technology. 2015-09-30. Medium. 2019-06-12.
3. Web site: Global Continuous Delivery with Spinnaker. Blog. Netflix Technology. 2015-11-16. Medium. 2019-06-12.
4. Web site: Spinnaker is the next big open source project to watch. TechCrunch. 9 October 2018. en-US. 2019-06-18.
5. Web site: Spinnaker Summit San Diego Nov 16-17. Modev. www.spinnakersummit.com. en. 2019-06-18.
6. Web site: Spinnaker Summit . 2024-05-27 . LF Events . en-US.
7. Web site: Armory raises $28 million to commercialize Spinnaker. VentureBeat. August 1, 2019.
8. Web site: Home . opsmx.com.