How to Simplify CI and CD in Complex GitOps Environments

In this in-depth walkthrough, Nicholas Mura (Developer Advocate at Akuity) and Jesse Suen (Akuity CTO and co-creator of Argo) show how Kargo simplifies continuous delivery and multi-environment promotions — all without relying on brittle CI pipelines. From real-world challenges with GitOps and Kubernetes deployments to powerful new features like verification, PR-based promotions, and automated rollbacks, this session covers everything you need to streamline delivery with Kargo on the Akuity Platform. What you’ll learn: - Why CI pipelines struggle with CD and GitOps workflows - How Kargo simplifies multi-stage promotions across dev, staging, and prod - How to enforce testing, approvals, and rollback guardrails - The role of Freight, analysis templates, and PR-based promotions - How to use Kargo as a managed service on the Akuity Platform - The 2025 roadmap for Kargo (Terraform, Lambdas, plugins, and more) Resources to Explore: - Start a free trial of the Akuity Platform: https://akuity.io/signup/ - Free course on GitOps and Argo CD: https://academy.akuity.io/courses/gitops-argocd-intro - Explore more on the Akuity Blog: https://akuity.io/blog/ Chapters: 0:00 Introductions 1:12 Why Kargo? 6:04 What is Kargo? 11:12 Kargo Demo 38:50 Demo (Kargo Features) Summary 41:00 Kargo on the Akuity Platform 43:33 Demo of Kargo on the Akuity Platform 50:18 Kargo Roadmap 56:13 Call to Action! #gitops #cicd #argocd #devops #kubernetes #kargobyakuity #argoproject #gitopsworkflow #gitopsbestpractices #akuity #kubernetesdeployment #continuousdelivery #softwaredelivery #kargotutorial #argocdtutorial #ciheadaches #argoecosystem