Software Delivery Notebook

Tag: Platform Engineering

  • The changing state of Platform Engineering

    The changing state of Platform Engineering
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    Drawing on the findings of the most recent two volumes of the State of Platform Engineering report, this episodes looks at the difference between shift-left and shift-down, portal traps, and abstract requirement satisfaction. There’s also a look at AI in platforms and platforms for AI.

    There’s also this idea of platform pluralism. We used to chase the mythical single platform to rule them all, the data says that’s the wrong goal.

    You’ll also hear about the measurement crisis, which has been validated in multiple reports from different research teams.

  • The hard truth about Platform Engineering

    The hard truth about platform engineering
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    Based on the 2025 Platform Engineering Pulse report from Octopus, we look at what’s happening in practice.

    Within the Platform Engineering (PE) community we talk about reducing developer burnout, taking a product not project approach to platforms, and making platforms optional. The reality is that organizations care more about standardization and efficiency and they want to force developers to use what gets built.

    This creates a disconnect between the views on success, with those making platforms thinking everything is great while developers don’t see the goals being met.

    So the DevEx benefit is real, but it might be a happy side effect rather than the main reason the check got signed.