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Platform-Engineering, Friday, August 8th, 2025

What, Exactly, Is Platform Engineering? Do We Even Know? Maybe It Doesn't Matter

Vol 329 · Issue 1 · 2025-08-08

So you want to be a platform engineer? Maybe you are one already! And just haven't realized it. Platform engineering is at the center of many application development conversations today, but what, exactly, are we talking about? Is platform engineering just a job title? Is it a technology? A management technique? Merely yet another trending industry vibe?

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What, Exactly, Is Platform Engineering? Do We Even Know? Maybe It Doesn't Matter

Platform Engineering, Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

Is Platform Engineering Only For The 1%?

Vol 328 · Issue 5 · 2025-07-29

The phrase 'Platform Engineering' gets thrown around a lot these days - usually alongside glowing case studies from Fortune 100 giants and tech unicorns. For these companies, spinning up a dedicated platform team, building golden paths, and managing an internal developer portal (IDP) is just another day at the digital factory.

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Is Platform Engineering Only For The 1%?

Platform Engineering, Thursday, July 24th, 2025

Platform Engineering & Backstage: A Chicken And Egg Story

Vol 328 · Issue 4 · 2025-07-24

Platform engineering is at the heart of modern software delivery. It is squarely in the spotlight. But take a step back - and you'll find a situation that reminds me of the old chicken-and-egg question: Which came first, the Internal Developer Platform (IDP) or the platform that enables it?

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Platform Engineering & Backstage: A Chicken And Egg Story

Platform Engineering, Friday, June 13th, 2025

Do You Want To Become A Fortune Teller Or A Fortune Spender In Platform Engineering?

Vol 327 · Issue 2 · 2025-06-13

In today's enterprise tech landscape, success comes down to whether your organization is predicting the future or constantly reacting to it. Platform engineering is the difference maker. It empowers 'Fortune Tellers' to build scalable, secure and adaptive environments while others remain stuck in a cycle of reactive spending and rising technical debt.

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Do You Want To Become A Fortune Teller Or A Fortune Spender In Platform Engineering?

Platform Engineering, Thursday, April 17th, 2025

Why Great Platform Engineers Think Like Product Builders

Vol 325 · Issue 3 · 2025-04-17

As the CTO of a CI/CD platform and someone who is in charge of leading our own internal platform team, I have experienced the rise of platform engineering first hand. These teams have quickly become essential to organizational success and CI/CD is at the heart of how they solve today's toughest software challenges.

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Why Great Platform Engineers Think Like Product Builders

Platform Engineering, Thursday, March 20th, 2025

How Generative AI Is Redefining Self-Service Capabilities In IDPs

Vol 324 · Issue 3 · 2025-03-20

The morning stand-up meeting looked different than usual. Instead of discussing blocked tickets and infrastructure bottlenecks, our platform team was watching a developer demonstrate how they had deployed a complex microservice architecture - all through natural language interactions with our internal developer platform (IDP).

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How Generative AI Is Redefining Self-Service Capabilities In IDPs

Platform Engineering, Tuesday, March 4th, 2025

5 Crucial Benefits Of Internal Developer Platforms

Vol 324 · Issue 1 · 2025-03-04

Nowadays, developers face a paradox: While technology advances rapidly, the complexity of managing infrastructure slows them down. Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) solve this challenge by streamlining workflows, reducing cognitive load and enhancing productivity.

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5 Crucial Benefits Of Internal Developer Platforms