5 More Myths About Platform Engineering: How It's Built, What It Does, And What It Doesn't
Google News, Thursday, June 6th, 2024
In an earlier post, we discussed some persistent myths about platform engineering - what it is, what it isn't, and ways in which you're already performing core platform engineering tasks.
Here, we will cover five more myths, this time about how platforms are built, what they do, and what they don't.
MYTH: Platform engineering eliminates the need for infrastructure teams
Even if you have the best developer platform on the planet, it still runs on top of complex infrastructure, which will always require ongoing maintenance by specialists who understand it. After all, someone needs to architect, manage, scale, troubleshoot, and optimize that infrastructure. And try as you might, that infrastructure will continue to fail just as it did before you introduced platform engineering.