Implementation Studio Documentation
The documentation folder is the technical index for Implementation Studio. Use it when you need context, comparison, standards, or operational guidance before choosing a lab or module.
Quick Start Reading Order
| Step | Read | Why |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getting Started | Tooling, prerequisites, and first steps |
| 2 | Learning Paths | Recommended lab sequences by role and constraint |
| 3 | Reference Application | Why Argo Workflows is the repo's sample workload |
| 4 | Provider Comparison | GCP vs AWS trade-offs before deploying cloud labs |
| 5 | Testing Strategy | What is locally validated vs cloud-environment dependent |
Documentation Map
| Section | Contents | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| 01-getting-started | Setup, learning paths, reference app | You are new to the repo |
| 02-multi-cloud | Provider comparison, migration, parity matrix | You are choosing or moving between GCP and AWS |
| 03-project-management | Roadmap, standards, testing, success criteria, module maintenance | You are contributing or assessing quality |
| 04-labs | Lab specifications | You are comparing labs |
| 05-operations | Cost, disaster recovery, multi-region patterns | You are planning production operations |
| adr | Architecture decision records | You want design rationale |
| se-integration.md | Mapping between labs and customer scenarios | You are using the repo in SE work |
Navigation By Role
| Role | Recommended route |
|---|---|
| New learner | Getting Started -> Learning Paths -> Lab Specifications |
| Solutions Engineer | SE Integration -> POC Sprint -> Handoff Runbooks |
| Platform Engineer | Provider Comparison -> Modules -> Multi-Tenant Lab |
| Contributor | Quality Standards -> Testing Strategy -> Contributing |
Finding What You Need
| Need | Go to |
|---|---|
| Choose a lab | Lab Specifications or Labs README |
| Choose GCP or AWS | Provider Comparison |
| Understand feature parity | Feature Parity Matrix |
| Plan migration | Migration Guide |
| Estimate cost | Cost Management |
| Plan resilience | Disaster Recovery and Multi-Region Patterns |
| Add or maintain modules | Module Maintenance |
| Understand project decisions | ADR Index |
Maintenance Standard
Documentation should link to the nearest authoritative page instead of duplicating long explanations. When adding a new guide, update the closest README so the content has an obvious home and can be found from the root README in two clicks or fewer.