Chapter 1. Introduction to Application Interconnect 1.0

Application Interconnect introduces a service network, linking services across the hybrid cloud.

A service network enables communication between services running in different network locations. It allows geographically distributed services to connect as if they were all running in the same site.

Overview of a service network

For example, you can deploy your frontend in a public OpenShift cluster and deploy your backend on a local network, then connect them into a service network.

You deploy and manage a service network, including a gateway, using the skupper CLI.