Building practical cloud skills since 2016
We started with a specific problem
In 2016, we noticed most cloud courses taught concepts without enough hands-on practice. Students could explain architectures but struggled when faced with actual server configurations.
Spiralflare was built to address that gap. Our courses focus on the specific commands, configurations, and troubleshooting steps you need for real infrastructure work.
We don't claim to revolutionize education. We just structure our material around practical scenarios you're likely to encounter when managing cloud servers.
The people running this
Our team brings experience from infrastructure roles at various companies. We build courses based on what we've actually used in production environments.
Henrik Blomqvist
Spent seven years managing cloud infrastructure for mid-sized companies before starting Spiralflare. Builds course material based on recurring problems he encountered in production.
Tatjana Kohut
Works with instructors to structure lessons around real scenarios. Previously documented infrastructure processes for distributed teams across three continents.
What guides our approach
Honesty about complexity
Cloud infrastructure has genuinely difficult concepts. We don't pretend otherwise or promise shortcuts that don't exist.
Real-world focus
Every lesson includes commands and configurations we've actually used in production environments, not theoretical examples.
Continuous updates
Cloud platforms change frequently. We update course content when new versions introduce significant workflow changes.
How we build courses
Each course starts with scenarios we've encountered in actual infrastructure work. We document the specific steps needed to resolve those situations.
Students work through configurations on live cloud instances, not simulations. You'll make mistakes, fix them, and understand why certain approaches work better than others.
Our material focuses on the 20% of knowledge that covers 80% of what you'll actually do managing servers. We don't skip fundamentals, but we don't waste time on rarely-used edge cases either.