Platform Engineering: Evolution, Trends, And Future Impact On Software Delivery
InfoQ, Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
Paula Kennedy discusses the evolution, current trends, and future impact of platform engineering on software delivery. She explains paradigm shifts, shares insights from the DORA State of DevOps Report, and explores the principles of platform as a product and platform maturity models for driving organizational performance.
Kennedy: I'll be talking about platform engineering, evolution, trends, and future impact on software delivery. My focus is going to be on the paradigm shifts that we are currently seeing, and where we think platform engineering will be growing in the future.
This GIF features Michael Caine from the '90s classic film, A Muppet Christmas Carol. The film is based on the original book, A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, that was first published in London in 1843. Obviously, at 180 years old, it's not the most recent book. Although it is still being studied today, my son's studying this in English right now. You might wonder why I'm mentioning a book that's from so long ago and how it could possibly be relevant to what I'm talking about.