Key capabilities
Grand Central is built on enterprise-grade cloud technologies, including Azure and Kubernetes. The platform hosts connectors, APIs, and event-driven architectures while abstracting infrastructure complexity. With Grand Central, you can:- Build and deploy connectors: Run integration logic using industry-standard frameworks such as Camel K.
- Manage APIs: Publish and secure APIs using Azure API Management (APIM).
- Handle events: Implement event-driven patterns using Azure Service Bus.
- Monitor applications: View application performance through Datadog or Grafana.
Pro-code approach
Unlike low-code platforms that use drag-and-drop interfaces, Grand Central treats infrastructure as code (IaC). You interact with the platform primarily through Git repositories. This approach provides the following benefits:- Auditability: Git commit history tracks every change to infrastructure and application state.
- Reviewability: Pull request reviews enforce governance and code quality standards.
- Automation: Merged pull requests automatically trigger pipelines that apply changes. This eliminates manual console operations.
Core repositories
You work with two primary repositories:| Repository | Purpose | Use cases |
|---|---|---|
self-service | Provisioning control plane | Manage user access, request repositories, create secrets, and configure platform resources. |
applications-live | Deployment control plane | Define runtime configuration for applications across environments (development, staging, UAT) and synchronize cluster state through ArgoCD. |
Next steps
- Architecture: Learn about the platform architecture and components.
- Key concepts: Understand the core concepts and terminology.
- Security: Review the security model and access controls.