Platform Engineering Becomes Mandatory: The New DevOps Standard
Platform Engineering, Wednesday, March 4th, 2026
In 2026, a definite change is being observed in the world of DevOps, with the traditional approach of using multiple CI/CD tools being replaced with platform engineering, where the internal developer platform and self-service portals become the new normal.
Industry research has already indicated that this trend is moving mainstream. For instance, Gartner has estimated that around 80% of large engineering organizations would have dedicated platform engineering teams by 2026.
Google's DevOps research indicates that as many as 90% of organizations already operate at least one internal platform, with the quality of the internal platform having a direct impact on outcomes such as the value created due to investments made in AI. Essentially, as we move forward in 2026, we can already see a new phase of evolution in terms of DevOps.