I’m delighted to share that OpsMx is supporting CNCF Flux. In this blog, I want to share our vision and how we think about supporting Flux and why I believe it is a step in the right direction.
We founded OpsMx with a vision of simplifying modern software delivery. Our premise was that delivery systems should function seamlessly for all types of applications, developers, delivery processes, and infrastructures. We began by rethinking the delivery process. We ditched the complexity and lock-in of proprietary delivery platforms in favour of a simple two layered architecture: an Open CD layer and an SDLC Intelligence Layer. With this architecture, enterprises get the innovation they need without being beholden to one vendor or technology. And can interoperate with communities like Flux, Argo and Spinnaker to innovate and achieve their mission.
OpsMx started our Open CD Journey with the Spinnaker Community. In 2021, we laid the foundation for what is today the OpsMx SDLC Intelligence platform. We made an important decision to have the SDLC Intelligence CD-agnostic.. Several customers like Cisco and Western Union believed in and adopted SDLC Intelligence capabilities at scale with Spinnaker. With that success, it became more apparent that our next challenge was expanding the Open CD to include additional CD platforms.
In 2022 we took another step in our Open CD journey supporting Argo and investing in Kubernetes App Delivery and GitOps. After several customers adopted Argo at scale, OpsMx moved a step closer to our “Open CD mission”.
In recent years, security attacks through the delivery process started becoming real and serious. OpsMx customers were getting concerned about security. Security attack surface expanded fast and risks have become large to even threaten the very existence of companies and senior executives’ careers. We realised our challenge got bigger and that our customers not only need to deliver software/ AI-models at Scale & Speed, but in a secure fashion. Security has become an integral part of the delivery process. In 2023, we invested in cybersecurity and added “Secure Software Delivery capabilities” to our SDLC Intelligence.
Today, we are taking another step in our journey by adding Flux support and furthering our support of GitOps. I am grateful for the advice and support of many of you from the Flux community. Our intent is to help the adoption of Flux and innovate along with the Flux community. Every journey has its ups and downs, and we hope to travel the journey and achieve our mission together.
OpsMx is a young company but one with great talent and aspirations. It is amazing to see this Open CD approach grow from Spinnaker, to Argo and now to Flux. Today, Open CD platforms are adopted by 100,000’s of teams and support millions of deployments a day, and running in some of the largest companies in the world. This impressive adoption could not be achieved without open communities dedicated to innovation, like the Flux community.
Our original commitment remains the same today—to simplify modern software delivery through Open CD and Intelligent Automation. The most exciting part of this journey is to witness the groundswell of adoption for Open CD approach and innovations being delivered. This groundswell adoption is increasing the need for SDLC Intelligence and recent advancements in Generative AI is making this vision more achievable.
Talking to users, customers, developers, and partners about how they are innovating with Open CD platforms is always enjoyable to me. If you are a Flux user and want to connect, I’d love to hear your Flux story and how we can help. Reach out to me at gopal@opsmx.com.
We at OpsMx have an Open CD team that contributes to Open Source CD platforms. If you are interested in joining the team, please reach out to me. OpsMx is Top 2 contributor to open source Spinnaker and supports Argo and is now starting our Flux journey. OpsMx is a member of CNCF, CDF, and Linux Foundation and is SOC2 and ISO 2001 certified. Team has a background of innovation, made foundationals contributions to open source platforms, and has been awarded over 80 patents.
As I reflect on the past and dream of the future of Open CD, I am reminded of a quote: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future” – Steve Jobs
Our commitment to open source CD remains central to who we are and what we are developing. We will continue making Open CD more valuable for customers, and partners by continuing to invest in Open CD and SDLC Intelligence. Open-source communities produce the world’s best software, and we are proud and humbled by the flourishing and diverse Flux, Argo and Spinnaker communities.
With our new Flux offering, we hope to achieve two goals:
- Offering best in class support for Flux users and SDLC Intelligence to all Flux users, and,
- By also working with Flux, Argo & Spinnaker, giving enterprise customers broad support and choice.
Love to hear from you about your Flux journey and how we can help.
Stay tuned; we’re just getting started.
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