Tag: platform-engineering
All the articles with the tag "platform-engineering".
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Preventing and Rescuing a Platform from Fire-Fighting Mode
Updated:There are few things that are certain when building a new platform, but one thing that I’ve noticed in overwhelmingly many platforms is that it comes a time…
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“one-click” platforms
Updated:Platforms are supposed “to make life easier” for the teams using them. I would argue that it shouldn’t make it too easy. A “one-click” platform (one that…
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To buy or to build a platform?
Updated:I imagine this is the million dollar question.
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A platform is a platform is a platform
I have realized that even though I have been writing lately quite a lot about platforms and platform teams, I didn’t write anything to describe my view on…
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When is the right time to start a platform?
Obviously, the answer to this question is very much dependent on the context of each company. Also, I was never part of the journey of a platform from the…
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A platform is a community
Among the common patterns around platforms is that it is very hard for a platform to exist in a sustainable way without a community. If a community is…
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Platform engineers are experts in the services of their platform
Platforms usually appear organically. It goes somewhat like this:
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Platform Engineering. The new DevOps
I confess: I don’t think that titles like “DevOps Engineer” make any sense. It’s like saying “wet water”. Do we want to have any other kind?
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I don’t agree with statements like “Pulumi is good, Terraform is bad!”
I don’t agree with statements like “Pulumi is good, Terraform is bad!”
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The infra pipeline is not ✅ until the infra is ready
This is one of those things that most people agree with in theory, but it somehow escapes the implementation.