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The 4 CI/CD Abstraction Models: How They Work and When to Use Them
As internal developer platforms evolve, one of the most pivotal decisions platform teams face is where to draw the line between platform and application ownership in continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). Abstraction is necessary for scale, but how much is too much? In this post, we’ll walk through four distinct CI/CD abstraction options and help you decide when each one makes sense.
Beyond the Platform Façade: Escaping the Portals and Pipelines Trap
Learn more about the platform engineering portals and pipelines antipatterns, and understand why platform orchestration is essential
Platform Democracy: Rethinking Who Builds and Consumes Your Internal Platform
Platform Democracy is a model where developers, security teams, SREs, and even external service providers collaborate seamlessly.
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Introducing the Kratix Promise Testing Framework: Speed and Confidence for Building Your Platform
Available now for Syntasso Kratix Enterprise (SKE)Â users, the Promise Testing Framework enables you to focus on developing your Promise code, while we handle testing to ensure it works as expected. Check out the Promise Testing Framework docs!
John Mikos
Nov 93 min read
Fleet Management for Your Internal Developer Platform: Self-Service + Governance with Kratix
Giving developers autonomy to provision infrastructure is now a table-stakes requirement for modern internal developer platforms (IDPs). What happens when a critical vulnerability is found in a shared service such as a database?
This is where Kratix steps in. It enables you to build internal platforms where developers can self-serve, while providing platform engineers with powerful tools to manage services across the fleet.
Abby Bangser
Nov 34 min read
Syntasso at PlatEngDay and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2025
We’re heading to Atlanta for KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025, and this year’s lineup is one you won’t want to miss. From insightful talks on platform engineering patterns to deep dives into Kubernetes observability, the Syntasso team will share practical lessons, open-source insights, and a new O’Reilly report that’s shaping how enterprises think about internal developer platforms.
Daniel Bryant
Oct 294 min read
Making MCP Enterprise-Ready: Why Protocol Alone Isn’t Enough
Despite $30–40 billion already invested in GenAI, MIT NANDA reports that 95% of initiatives fail to show measurable business impact. AI has arrived, but enterprise value hasn’t.
That’s where the Model Context Protocol (MCP) fits. And it’s Syntasso Kratix Enterprise that turns MCP from an unrealised opportunity into a provided-by-default reality.
Christopher Hedley
Oct 273 min read
Internal Developer Platform vs. Portal: What’s the Difference and Why You Need Both
The goal of this article is to explain what an internal developer platform and an internal developer portal are, how they differ, and where they overlap. We’ll also demonstrate how they can work together to support developer self-service, compliance, and streamlined workflows.
Adil Sameer Shaikh
Oct 179 min read
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